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YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHERRY TOMATO FRUITS IN A SOILLESS SYSTEM DURING TWO CROP SEASONS
Article number
536_46
Pages
385 – 388
Language
Abstract
Yield and quality of cherry tomato fruits in a soilless system during two crop seasons.
Consumers in Middle Europe countries and the United Kingdom are demanding in the quality and appearance of tomato fruits.
Some defects found in the quality of fruits could be surpassed by means of cultural practices like pinching of the flower trusses.
Tomato plants, including the cherry types, are one of the main crops in southern Spain; however more research works at a local level are required in order to improve quality in relation to quantity.
The presence of an excessive number of flowers in the flower trusses affects the commercial value of the fruits.
The aim of this work is to determine the effect of pinching of flower and fruits in size, number and earliness of the production.
Cherry tomato plants were grown following the standard cultural practices in the area during two crop seasons (fall and spring). The recorded data during the two crop seasons were number and weight of fruits, classified according to their sizes.
After statistical analysis a high correlation was found between the number of fruits per truss and pinching of their final part.
Treatment had different effects in both crop growth seasons.
Results show that cultural practices may be useful to improve the quality of fruits.
Consumers in Middle Europe countries and the United Kingdom are demanding in the quality and appearance of tomato fruits.
Some defects found in the quality of fruits could be surpassed by means of cultural practices like pinching of the flower trusses.
Tomato plants, including the cherry types, are one of the main crops in southern Spain; however more research works at a local level are required in order to improve quality in relation to quantity.
The presence of an excessive number of flowers in the flower trusses affects the commercial value of the fruits.
The aim of this work is to determine the effect of pinching of flower and fruits in size, number and earliness of the production.
Cherry tomato plants were grown following the standard cultural practices in the area during two crop seasons (fall and spring). The recorded data during the two crop seasons were number and weight of fruits, classified according to their sizes.
After statistical analysis a high correlation was found between the number of fruits per truss and pinching of their final part.
Treatment had different effects in both crop growth seasons.
Results show that cultural practices may be useful to improve the quality of fruits.
Authors
M.C. Salas, A. González, M. Urrestarazu, G. Carrasco
Keywords
Lycopersicum esculentum, pinching, truss, size
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