Irrigation with Magnetized Water Affects the Soil Microenvironment and Fruit Quality of Eggplants in a Covered Vegetable Production System in Shouguang City, China

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the yield and fruit quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) genotypes grown at various planting densities, in an organic production system under protected cultivation. The experiment was carried out in duplicate, to compare the yield and fruit quality of the 'TE 300', 'Mallorca', and ‘Timor’ sweet pepper genotypes, at the densities of 2, 4, 6, and 8 plants m-2. A randomized complete block design was used, with three replicates, in split plots. Mean fruit size and mass, yield per plant, and total yield were measured. Dunnett’s test was used to compare means between the standard density of 2 plants m-2 and the other densities. Scott-Knott’s test was used to compare the densities within each genotype. The increase of planting density in the organic production system provided a yield similar to that of the conventional system. A greater density increases yield and reduces the production cycle, without impairing the fruit size or quality of the ‘TE 300’ and ‘Timor’ genotypes. The densities of 8 plants m-2 for ‘TE 300’ and 'Timor', and of 6 plants m-2 for ‘Mallorca’ show the highest total yield per hectare.

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Plant growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato affected by biodegradable and non-degradable mulches

Horticultural Science ◽

10.17221/218/2017-hortsci ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (No. 3) ◽

pp. 138-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Agnieszka Sekara ◽

Robert Pokluda ◽

Eugenio Cozzolino ◽

Luisa del Piano ◽

Antonio Cuciniello ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Growth Conditions ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Vegetable Production ◽

Area Index ◽

Black Films

Research in southern Italy assessed the effects of biodegradable mulch on fruit yield and quality of two greenhouse tomato cultivars, ‘Coronel F1’ and ‘Kero F1’. Three mulching types (two MaterBi biodegradable black films, MB N2/12 amnd MB N8; black polyethylene film, low-density polyethylene (LDPE)) and not mulched control were compared. ‘Coronel F1’ showed higher values of fruit yield, total crop biomass and leaf area index (LAI). MB N8 and LDPE films led to the highest fruit yield and growth indexes, whereas not mulched control to the lowest. Fruit dry residue and soluble solids were highest under MB N2/12 and MB N8, titratable acidity was highest under MB N8. Fruits grown under MB N8 and LDPE mulches attained the highest levels of colour components “L” and “b” respectively, and MB N8 the highest fruit firmness. MB N2/12 and MB N8 showed the highest levels of antioxidants and antioxidant activity. Biodegradable polymers improved root growth conditions and fruit quality, showing suitable features for sustainable vegetable production.

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Culture and fruit quality of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceumL.) in the Soconusco region, Chiapas, Mexico

Fruits ◽

10.1051/fruits:2004032 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 59 (5) ◽

pp. 339-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eva Johanna Maria Vanderlinden ◽

H. Alfred Juergen Pohlan ◽

Marc J.J. Janssens

Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality

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The effects of canopy management practices on fruit quality of northern-hardy interspecific hybrids of Vitis spp.

10.31274/etd-180810-3460 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Dylan Paul Rolfes

Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality ◽

Interspecific Hybrids ◽

Management Practices ◽

Vitis Spp ◽

Canopy Management

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Drip Irrigation and Stand Establishment Affect Yield and Quality of Cantaloupe

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.545d ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 545d-545

Author(s):

D.I. Leskovar ◽

J.C. Ward ◽

R.W. Sprague ◽

A. Meiri

Keyword(s):

Field Experiments ◽

Irrigation System ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Vegetable Production ◽

Silty Clay ◽

Dry Land ◽

Stand Establishment ◽

Yield And Quality

Water pumping restrictions of high-quality irrigation water from underground aquifers is affecting vegetable production in Southwest Texas. There is a need to develop efficient deficit-irrigation strategies to minimize irrigation inputs and maintain crop profitability. Our objective was to determine how growth, yield, and quality of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. cv. `Caravelle') are affected by irrigation systems with varying input levels, including drip depth position and polyethylene mulch. Stand establishment systems used were containerized transplants and direct seeding. Field experiments were conducted on a Uvalde silty clay loam soil. Marketable yields increased in the order of pre-irrigation followed by: dry-land conditions, furrow/no-mulch, furrow/mulch, drip-surface (0 cm depth)/mulch, drip-subsurface (10-cm depth)/mulch, and drip-subsurface (30 cm depth)/mulch. Pooled across all drip depth treatments, plants on drip had higher water use efficiency than plants on furrow/no-mulch or furrow/mulch systems. Transplants with drip-surface produced 75% higher total and fruit size No. 9 yields than drip-subsurface (10- or 30-cm depth) during the first harvest, but total yields were unaffected by drip tape position. About similar trends were measured in a subsequent study except for a significant irrigation system (stand establishment interaction for yield. Total yields were highest for transplants on drip-subsurface (10-cm depth) and direct seeded plants on drip-subsurface (10 and 30 cm depth) with mulch.

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