Innovative Application of Onion Extract to Improve the Quality of Tomato Fruit

Tomatoes are one of the daily necessities for people. In general, consumers favor tomatoes with few seeds. Therefore, there must be efforts made to improve quality tomatoes, which is reduce number seeds, even if it possible make without seeds (seedlessness). By applying Gibberellic acid (GA) during growth phase tomato plants, enhance through technology. The application GA certain plants can and increase their sweetness. It necessary discover a way use GA-containing natural ingredients prepare high cost synthetic GA. Onions that contain Thus, this study aimed examine effect onion extract as source obtain optimum concentration fruit. experimental design utilized Randomized-Group Design five different treatments: no spraying, spraying 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% extract. According findings, improved This condition reflected by decrease in weight per fruit an fruit's vitamin C content. essential conduct research produce inexpensive, high-quality sustain economy farmers' income