Summary
Tomato seedlings were treated with nutrient solutions containing varying nitrogen concentrations (50, 150, and 250 mg·L−1) after germination until the completion of flower bud differentiation. The changes in nutrient content, enzyme activity, endogenous hormone levels, and gene expression in the stem apex were analyzed to explore the mechanisms regulating the number of locules in tomatoes at different nitrogen concentrations. The results indicated that an increase in nitrogen concentration facilitated the differentiation of tomato flower buds, increased the number of fruit locules, and increased the contents of soluble sugar, soluble protein, starch, and sucrose, as well as the activities of the enzymes POD, NR, and PPO in the seedling stem apex. The contents of soluble sugars and soluble
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