Effect of NaCl and SiO<sub>2</sub> on Fruit acid rate, flesh resistance, Antioxidant activity (DPPH %) and phenolics (GAE; mg/100 g FW) of two tomato cultivars. All the parameters are the mean of 5 replications (plants). Means with standard error followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05) as determined by Duncan's multiple-range test.

Table 3: Effect of NaCl and SiO₂ on Fruit acid rate, flesh resistance, Antioxidant activity (DPPH %) and phenolics (GAE; mg/100 g FW) of two tomato cultivars. All the parameters are the mean of 5 replications (plants). Means with standard error followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05) as determined by Duncan's multiple-range test.

Treatments	TA Fruit	Firmness	DPPH	F Phenolics g CE. /100 g DW
Control cv bacioty	210^a	2.31^a	75.4^d	68.4^d
Si (2.5 mM)	228.0^b	2.1^a	70.3^c	61.6^c
Si (5.0 mM)	213.1^b	2.93^b	67.5^c	55.1^b
NaCl	281.2^a	2.01^c	40.3^a	38.8^a
NaCl + Si	298.1^b	2.23^b	48.3^a	41.7^a
NaCl + Si	292.1^b	2.72^b	50.5^b	55.1^b

Control cv. de barao chornyy	225^d	2.45^a	71.9^d	78.3^d
Si (2.5 mM)	257.4^c	2.23^a	58.3^c	71.4^c
Si (5.0 mM)	284^b	2.93^b	55.4^c	66.7^c
NaCl	323.5^a	2.11^c	44.6^a	49.6^a
NaCl + Si	270^b	2.29^b	47.1^a	57.2^b
NaCl + Si	302^b	2.77^b	54.2^bc	65.9^c

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