Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 1
Written by Ioana Marinela BUHAI, Sorin CIULCA
In the context of current concerns regarding sustainable tomato production, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can represent an important way in order to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and their negative environmental impact. The aim of this study was to assess the qualitative traits of fruits (firmness, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, maturity index, and flavour index) in six tomato genotypes under the effect of mycorrization with Glomus sp. The biological material was composed by five hybrids and one tomato variety developed at ULS Timisoara. The study was carried out using a split-plot design with mycorrhizal treatment as the main factor. The effect of AMF on different quality traits was influenced by the genotype, to a greater extent for fruit firmness and acidity, and associated with an increase of sugar content and firmness of fruits. The obtained results highlighted that the use of AMF in tomato can lead to an improvement in fruit quality, considering that a selection of appropriate genotypes is also necessary.
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