Yield and fruit quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars established at different planting bed size and growing substrates

Luitel, Binod Prasad; Adhikari, Prakash Babu; Yoon, Cheol Soo; Kang, Won Hee

doi:10.1007/s13580-012-0103-6

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“…Differences in yield among the cultivars are in agreement with a previous study (Maboko et al, 2012) in that cultivars performed differently in terms of yield and quality. The higher plant fresh and dry mass on cultivar Linares (Table 2) is in agreement with Luitel et al (2012) who reported that tomato cultivars varied in terms of vegetative growth.…”

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Yield of Two Hydroponically Grown Tomato Cultivars as Affected by Transplanting Stage or Direct Seeding

Maboko

Plooy

2014

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Direct seeding or transplanting younger seedlings should reduce costs in hydroponic systems. A 2-year study (2011–12 and 2012–13) was conducted to determine yield of two hydroponically grown tomato cultivars using transplanted seedlings at different growth stages vs. direct seeding. An open bag, using 10-L plastic bags filled with sawdust, was used for direct seeding and transplanting of seedlings at two-, four- or six-leaf stages. Data were collected on early marketable, early total, total, total marketable and cull yield as well as plant fresh and dry mass. In 2011–12, there was increased early marketable and total yields from direct-seeded plants or plants transplanted at the two- or four-leaf stage. Cultivar FA593 produced a higher early marketable yield and total yield compared with ‘Linares’. In 2012–13, the highest early marketable and total yields were for plants developed from those transplanted at the two-leaf stage or from those developed from direct seeding. There was no difference between cultivars on marketable and total yield. Cultivar Linares produced the highest plant fresh and dry mass. Early yield can be induced by direct seeding or transplanting seedlings at the two-true leaf stage with no significant effect on total yield and marketable yield. Direct-seeded plants, or transplanting seedlings at the two-leaf stage, will benefit growers by producing tomatoes earlier for the market while eliminating or reducing transplant shock.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Yield of Two Hydroponically Grown Tomato Cultivars as Affected by Transplanting Stage or Direct Seeding

Maboko

Plooy

2014

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“…In another study with lettuce, Siomos et al [102] found that soilless culture results in higher citric acid percentage compared to soil culture. However, fruit size and quality characteristics also showed no significant difference within substrate of coco-peat, rockwool and masato [103]. Harvesting time of tomatoes had influence on the quality parameters as in September harvest produced higher dry matter and carotenoids content than that of June harvested fruits.…”

Section: Improvement Of Horticultural Produce Quality Through Soillesmentioning

confidence: 85%

Influence of Soilless Culture Substrate on Improvement of Yield and Produce Quality of Horticultural Crops

Asaduzzaman¹,

Saifullah²,

Mollick³

et al. 2015

Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops

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“…For all experiments, the plant height and stem diameter were measured every 10 days after transplantation (DAT) in the growth tents. Fruits were harvested once when the first fruit turned into light red to red stage at around 80-90DAT (Luitel et al, 2012) in the growth tents. Marketable characteristics for tomato were defined as uniformity in color good shape and morphology, good health state and having the weight of greater than 17.5 g (The value of 17.5 g was measured from 10 samples of Sida-tomato that the authors bought from the market in Nonthaburi, Thailand (data not shown)).…”

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“…The cracked fruits and the ones with weight smaller than 17.5 g were categorized into non-marketable. Observations on fruit characteristics were taken by specific sampling method on five fruits of each group (Luitel et al, 2012). Fruit weight (g) was determined by a digital weight scale 0.01g to 500g (TWK, China).…”

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Effect of three specific spectra of LED light on the growth, yield, and fruit quality of Sida tomato

Watjanatepin¹

2019

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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The LED artificial light has been widely applied for greenhouse and indoor plantation. The artificial light generates sole red per blue (R:B) light ratio during plant cultivation from seedling through the fruiting period. The aim of this study is to investigate the fruit quality and the yield of Sida tomatoes under three specific spectra of LED light at different R:B ratios in comparison with the tomato yield and fruit quality under sole R:B light ratio. The experiments were divided into two groups. The 1 st experimental group involved applying the LED light at R25:B75R for the seedling stage, R50:B50 for the vegetative growth, and R75:B25R for the fruit stage. The second experimental group involved applying the LED light at R63:B37 for the seedling, vegetative growth, and fruiting stages. Independent t-test was applied to determine the mean difference of the plant height, stem diameter, fruit yield, fruit weight, fruit size, and TSS. The experimental period was for 115 days. The results confirmed that the three specific spectra of LED light for each growth stage could promote the highest fruit weight, fruit yield, marketable fruit weight, and marketable fruit yield when compared to Sida tomatoes treated with one constant spectrum. Moreover, the level of total soluble sugar is also the highest. Sida tomatoes treated with three specific spectra of LED light has contributed to early and increased fruit yield. This method could be applied to produce high quality tomatoes and yield for the indoor plantation system.

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Yield and fruit quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars established at different planting bed size and growing substrates

Cited by 16 publications

References 13 publications

Yield of Two Hydroponically Grown Tomato Cultivars as Affected by Transplanting Stage or Direct Seeding

Yield of Two Hydroponically Grown Tomato Cultivars as Affected by Transplanting Stage or Direct Seeding

Influence of Soilless Culture Substrate on Improvement of Yield and Produce Quality of Horticultural Crops

Effect of three specific spectra of LED light on the growth, yield, and fruit quality of Sida tomato

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