The application of WV and FB significantly increased TDW at 40,
60 and 90 DAT (P < 0.01), when compared with the untreated control.
At 40 DAT, foliar spray application of WV gave the highest TDW
(0.124 kg/m2) followed by drenching with WV (0.122 kg/m2) and
foliar spray with FB (0.114 kg/m2), respectively. At 60 and 90 DAT,
soil drench with FB resulted in the highest tomato TDW (0.346 and
0.526 kg/m2, respectively). However, foliar spray and soil drench
with WV or FB alone or WV in combination with FB, were not significantly
different from the control treatment of soil drenched with
water. The effects of WV and FB on TDW were not significantly different,
while the foliar spray and soil drench had similar effects
(Table 4).