Effects of NaCl and SiO2 on Fruit color characteristics (L, a values and b) and soluble solids of two tomato cultivars. Each number is mean of 10 fruits in a treatment unsing Minolta DP-301 chroma meter with CR-300 measuring head using CLELAB. L* = Lightness, a* = Chroma (redness), and b* = Yellowness. Soluble solids 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 4: Effects of NaCl and SiO2 on Fruit color characteristics (L, a values and b) and soluble solids of two tomato cultivars. Each number is mean of 10 fruits in a treatment unsing Minolta DP-301 chroma meter with CR-300 measuring head using CLELAB. L* = Lightness, a* = Chroma (redness), and b* = Yellowness. Soluble solids 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	Fruit color character. L^*	a_*	b^*	Soluble solids
Control	68.0^b	55.3^bc	34.1^a	6.94^c
Si (2.5 mM)	82.0^b	57.3^c	38.2^b	6.33^bc
Si (5.0 mM)	81.8^b	53.93^b	39.6^b	6.05^b
NaCl	59.2^a	33.41^a	35.1^a	4.93^a
NaCl + Si	76.1^bc	53.23^b	41.2^bc	5.3^a
NaCl + Si	77.2^bc	54.92^b	44.3^c	5.5^a

Control cv. de barao chornyy	61.5^d	45.6^a	33.7^a	4.90^b
Si (2.5 mM)	57.4^bc	48.3^b	34.3^a	4.43^ab
Si (5.0 mM)	56.1^bc	53.9^bc	40.4^b	4.25^a
NaCl	46.5^a	30.4^a	35.6^ab	4.03^a
NaCl + Si	50,2^b	47.23^b	41.1^b	4.0^a
NaCl + Si	57,2^bc	57.2^c	45.6^b	4.2^a

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