scholarly journals Black Polyethylene Mulch Doubled Tomato Yield in a Low-input System in Arid Trans-Himalayan Ladakh Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Stanzin Angmo ◽  
R. P Bhatt ◽  
Eli Paljor ◽  
Phuntsog Dolkar ◽  
Bhuvnesh Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pest ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Cultivation System ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Yield Increase ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Cent Time ◽  
In Trans ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch

<p>The influence of black polyethylene mulch (BPM) on growth and yield of tomato was investigated under a low-input cultivation system in arid high altitude (elevation 3344 m) in trans-Himalaya. The mean marketable yield varied from 27.8±2.5 t.ha-1 in open-pollinated varieties with no mulch treatment to 81.2±11.9 t.ha-1 in hybrid tomatoes with BPM. The yield of hybrid tomatoes with BPM is similar or greater than those reported in high-input systems. With BPM, total marketable yield in hybrid varieties increased by 102 per cent and 107 per cent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Yield increase due to mulching in open-pollinated varieties was 86 per cent and 80 per cent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Increase in early fruiting under BPM was observed in all the five varieties studied. Difference in soil temperature between mulch and unmulch was significantly higher at early growth stage than during later stages. BPM reduced 57 per cent weed and save 74 per cent time in manual weeding. Incidence of insect-pest and diseases was minimal, and rotten fruit was less than 2 per cent of marketable yield without staking and pesticide or fungicide application.</p>

scholarly journals 542 Sulfur Source, Rate, and Method of Application for Polyethylene-mulched Tomato

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 489A-489
Author(s):  
Anas D. Susila ◽  
Sal J. Locascio
Keyword(s):  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Sulfur Source ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Measured Variable ◽  
P Concentration ◽  
Source Rate ◽  
S Application ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch ◽  
Very High

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) was grown with polyethylene mulch and drip irrigation on a Millhopper fine sandy soil testing very high in P and low in organic matter during two season to evaluate the effect of S source, rate, and application methods on plant growth and yield of fruit. S rates of 34 and 68 kg S/ha were applied preplant (broadcast in the bed), by drip (10 weekly drip application), and by split applications (40% preplant and 60% drip). In split applications, S sources evaluated were ammonium sulfate and ammonium thiosulfate. Plant height was increased with S application from 0 to 68 kg S/ha in both studies. However, response on plant dry weight only occurred in Spring 1999. Total marketable yield was 17.9 tons/ha with 0 kg S/ha and was increased quadraticaly to 48.1 tons/ha with application of 68 kg S/ha in Spring 1999, but no response to S was obtained in the Spring 1998 study. Measured variable were not affected by S source and methods of application. Increasing S application from 0 to 68 kg S/ha reduced leaf and plant tissue P concentration 14% and 12% at mid season and 26% and 25% at late-season sampling, respectively. Application of 68 kg S/ha reduced soil pH ≈0.3 unit at the end of the season in both studies.

scholarly journals Growing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) under Low-input System in Arid trans-Himalayan Ladakh, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Stanzin Angmo ◽  
Tsering Stobdan ◽  
O. P. Chaurasia ◽  
Anand K. Katiyar
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Field Condition ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Cent Time ◽  
Cucumis Melo L ◽  
Open Field Condition

<p>Feasibility of growing muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), a warm season crop, was studied under a low-input cultivation system in open field condition in high altitude (elevation 3344 m) trans-Himalayan Ladakh region. The marketable yield of five cultivars in different treatments varied from 5.4±0.4 t.ha-1 to 18.8±1.7 t.ha-1 and 4.0±0.2 t.ha-1 to 15.8±1.0 t.ha-1 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Treatment of black polyethylene mulch (BPM) increased marketable yield by 25 per cent to 155 per cent depending on year and cultivar. The marketable yield of the best performing cultivar (Pusa Madhuras) under BPM was 17.3 t.ha-1, which suggested that muskmelon can successfully be grown in open field condition in trans-Himalaya. The fruit become ready for harvest in mid-August. Number of fruit per plant ranged from 2.3 to 6.3, and TSS ranged from 8.9 to 14.1 °Brix depending on cultivar. Temperature 10 cm beneath the BPM was 2.9±0.4 ºC higher than in bare soil. BPM reduced 74 per cent weed and save 77 per cent time in manual weeding.</p>

scholarly journals Double-cropping Muskmelons with Nematode-resistant Tomatoes Increases Yield, but Mulch Color Has No Effect

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1213-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.Y. Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Growth Yield ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Tomato Cultivar ◽  
Double Cropping ◽  
Tomato Cultivars ◽  
Susceptible Tomato ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch

A study was conducted in Summer 1996 and 1997 to determine the residual effects of planting nematode-resistant vs. susceptible tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars and use of white vs. black polyethylene mulch on the growth and yield of a subsequent muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) crop. Tomato cultivars were planted in early April and harvested in June and early July. Muskmelons were planted in late July on the same beds. Muskmelons, planted after the nematode-resistant tomato cultivar Celebrity, produced significantly greater marketable yield and more fruit per hectare in both years than did muskmelons planted after the nematode-susceptible tomato cultivar Heatwave. Plant dry weight of muskmelons was greater and the percentage of their galled roots was smaller when planted after nematode-resistant tomatoes than when planted after nematode-susceptible ones. Mulching tomatoes with black or white polyethylene had no significant effect on growth, yield, and root galling of subsequent muskmelon crops.

scholarly journals Increased Yield of Heat-tolerant Tomatoes with Deep Transplanting, Morning Irrigation, and White Mulch

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.Y. Hanna ◽  
E.P. Millhollon ◽  
J.K. Herrick ◽  
C.L. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Heat Tolerant ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch ◽  
Fruit Mass ◽  
Plant Dry Mass

Studies were conducted in Fall 1994 and Summer 1995 to determine growth and yield response of heat-tolerant tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) to transplant depth, time of daily irrigation, and polyethylene mulch color. Five-week-old tomato transplants were planted to a depth of either 7.5 or 15.0 cm, drip irrigated every other day for 2.5 h starting at either 7:30 am or 2:30 pm for 80 d following transplanting, and mulched with white-surface (white on black) or black polyethylene. Soil temperatures were recorded daily at 4:00 pm for 21 d from the beginning of fruit set (2 weeks following transplanting) until the tomato canopy shaded the mulch surface. Transplanting tomatoes to a depth of 15.0 cm significantly increased marketable yield in both years and the total yield in 1 year of this study. Mean fruit mass was not influenced by transplant depth, but plant dry mass was significantly increased by deeper transplanting in 1995. Morning irrigation increased the marketable and total yields and mean fruit mass in both years and plant dry mass in 1995. White-surface mulch had a similar effect on yield and fruit mass. Soil temperature was significantly lower at the 15.0-cm depth than at 7.5 cm in both years. Morning irrigation and white-surface polyethylene mulch also significantly reduced soil temperature in both years.

scholarly journals Effect of mixed cropping and plant extracts on the growth, yield and pest control of jute (Corchorus olitorius L.)

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyela I. Okunlola ◽  
Thomas I. Ofuya
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Mixed Cropping ◽  
Corchorus Olitorius ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Piper Guineense ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Number Of Branches

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of plant extracts (Azadirachta indica and Piper guineense) on the growth and yield of jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) (Cor) under sole and mixed cropping with Amaranthus hybridus (Ama) and Celosia argentea (Cel). The highest percentage increase in plant height, number of leaves, number of branches and stem girth (130.6, 865.0, 220.4 and 114.0%, respectively) was found in untreated Cor + Cel, cypermethrin treated Cor + Ama, cypermethrin treated Cor and A. indica extract treated Cor + Ama, respectively. The highest percentage increase in shoot weight (71.0%), marketable yield (53.9%) and total biomass (51.5%) was in A. indica treated C. olitorius. Extract treatment had no effect on the number of branches at four, five and seven weeks after planting (WAP) in Cor + Ama + Cel; four, five and six WAP in Cor + Cel; four and six WAP in Cor + Ama; as well as four and five WAP in Cor. The highest percentage increase in leaf fresh weight was obtained in cypermethrin treated Cor (53.3%) and Cor + Ama + Cel (52.2%), while the smallest increase was in P. guineense treated Cor (1.1%) and Cor + Ama (2.5%). The activity of A. indica was independent of time of application while P. guineense was not. Among the extract treated groups, the highest percentage increase in shoot weight (71.0%), marketable yield (53.9%) and total biomass (51.5%) was in A. indica treated Cor. The activity of the extracts against insect pests of sole cropped Cor increased significantly (p < 0.05) with increasing extract concentration. The highest efficiency with the use of P. guineense was 250 g dm-3 at four, five and six WAP (94.0, 92.7 and 90.3%, respectively) and 200 mg dm-3 at seven WAP (81.7%). In the case of A. indica extract, the highest efficiency was found with the use of 200 g dm-3 at four, six and seven WAP (92.7, 85.3 and 100%, respectively). A. indica extract (250 g dm-3) treatment gave the highest efficiency at five WAP (100%).

Growth, photosynthesis and productivity of greenhouse tomato cultivated in open or closed rockwool systems

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Hao ◽  
A. P. Papadopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Greenhouse Tomato ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Nutrient Film Technique ◽  
Closed Systems ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Two full spring season tomato crops (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. “Trust”) were grown in an open rockwool system with standard rockwool feeding formulae (O-R; conventional method), and in closed rockwool systems with standard rockwool (C-R) or Nutrient Film Technique (C-NFT) feeding formulae (modified in 1997) in 1996 and 1997 to examine the feasibility of a fully closed rockwool production system with appropriate feeding formulae. The closed rockwool system with optimized feeding formulae achieved high marketable yield, similar to that of the open rockwool system. There were no differences in early plant growth, plant biomass or biomass partitioning, and in total fruit yield, size and grades except for the closed rockwool system with the standard rockwool feeding formulae (C-R), which had lower yield than C-NFT in the last month of harvest in 1996. The photosynthesis of old foliage was higher and the root systems at the end of the experiments were rated healthier in plants grown in the closed (C-R and C-NFT) systems than in plants grown in the open (O-R) system. Over 30% of water and fertilizer was saved with the closed systems in comparison to the conventional open system. These results demonstrated that closed rockwool systems with optimized nutrient feedings are economically and environmentally sound alternative methods for greenhouse tomato production in Ontario. Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato, yield, recycling, rockwool, greenhouse

LAMB’S-QUARTERS INTERFERENCE WITH DIRECT SEEDED BROCCOLI

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1215-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
IRIS BITTERLICH ◽  
MAHESH K. UPADHYAYA
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Chenopodium Album ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Weed Density ◽  
Weed Interference ◽  
Lamb’S Quarters ◽  
Cole Crop

Field experiments were conducted in 1987 and 1988 to study the effect of lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album L.) interference on broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis ’Emperor’) growth and yield. Broccoli growth was initially affected by weed interference at 28–36 d after seeding. Generally, the negative effect of weed interference on broccoli growth increased with increasing weed density and time after seeding. Interference by 15 lamb’s-quarters plants m−2 reduced the biomass of broccoli plants by 71–73% compared to the weed-free control at 57–58 d after seeding. Weed density-crop yield relationship curves showed that one lamb’s-quarters plant m−2 decreased total yield by 18–20% and marketable yield by 22–37%. Lamb’s-quarters reduced the total yield per plot by decreasing the average head weight of broccoli. The number of heads per plot was not affected. Weed interference also reduced the weight of heads classified as marketable (> 10 cm across). However, in 1987 more heads failed to reach a marketable size which resulted in a much smaller marketable yield than in 1988.Key words: Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, broccoli, Chenopodium album L., weed density, weed interference, cole crop

scholarly journals Effect of Varieties on Growth and Yield of Yard Long Bean under Songhkla Conditions, Southern Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karistsapol Nooprom ◽  
Quanchit Santipracha
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Good Growth ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
High Yielding Varieties ◽  
Pod Length

Yard long bean (<em>Vigna sesquipedalis</em> L. Fruw) is one of the most popular vegetables in many countries of Southeast Asia. Especially in Thailand, it has given high productivities for export in both fresh and frozen types. Yard long bean is considered as relatively low pod yield productivity and stability because it is quite sensitive to unfavorably environmental conditions, particularly for humid tropical regions with turmoil weather. The effect of varieties on growth and yield of yard long bean was conducted at Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai campus, Thailand to test for yield and other horticultural characteristics of seven varieties of yard long bean. All varieties of yard long bean were well grown under Songkhla’s conditions. Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used with four replications. The experiment was taken from February to April, 2014. The results showed that the Mae Ping, Euro, Green Arrow, Kheow Dok, and Saifa varieties exhibited good growth and high yield. The Mae Ping variety gave the highest marketable yield of 12.25 t<sup>.</sup>ha<sup>-1</sup> not significantly different (p≤0.05) from the Euro, Green Arrow, Kheow Dok, and Saifa varieties which gave the marketable yield of 15.16, 14.13, 13.51, and 13.34 t<sup>.</sup>ha<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. The Negro and Taiwan varieties were the second high yielding varieties which gave the marketable yield of 11.90 and 11.92 t<sup>.</sup>ha<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. The Euro, Kheow Dok, Saifa, and Taiwan were interesting varieties because they had pod length longer than 60 cm to meet the needs of the consumers in Songkhla province and around this area. It is concluded that the Mae Ping, Euro, Green Arrow, Kheow Dok, and Saifa varieties were the most suitable for growing under Songkhla conditions, southern Thailand due to its high growth and yield.

scholarly journals Effects of Indigenous Mulches on Growth and Yield of Tomato

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Kayum ◽  
M Asaduzzaman ◽  
MZ Haque
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Significant Variation ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Rainfed Condition ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Banana Leaf

Three popular tomato varieties namely, Ratan, BARI tomato-3 and BARI tomato-6 were experimentally evaluated to identify the potential mulch on growth and yield, where the experiment consisted of four mulching treatments viz. water hyacinth, straw, am-ada leaf and banana leaf with a control (no mulch). The experiment was conducted under rainfed condition. In the experiment, mulching showed significant effect on growth, yield components and thus on the yield of tomato. Yield contributing characters were significantly higher when water hyacinth mulch was used. The variety Ratan produced the highest (53.74 t/ha) fruit yield, while BARI tomato-3 showed the lowest (48.89 t/ha) fruit yield. The combination of mulching and variety exhibited significant variation in some yield components and yield. The combination of water hyacinth and Ratan produced the maximum yield (62.16 t/ha) and thus the experiment revealed that water hyacinth and straw mulches have potentiality to increase the yield of tomato. Key words: Indigenous mulch, growth, yield, tomato.doi:10.3329/jard.v6i1.1650 J Agric Rural Dev 6(1&2), 1-6, June 2008

Study of plant pathogen suppression the synergistic effect between biofertilizer and irradiated oligochitosan of tomato

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Ts Narandelger ◽  
B Delgermaa ◽  
B Odonchomeg ◽  
J Baigalmaa ◽  
O Sunjidmaa
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Plant Pathogen ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Growth Promoter ◽  
Synergy Effect ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Pathogen Suppression ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Test Plants

Evaluation of the synergy effect between bio-fertilizer and irradiated oligochitosan was conducted to determine the growth and yield of the test plants. Study for synergistic effect of biofertilizer and irradiated oligochitosan, some positive effect such as plant growth promoter and pathogen suppression in tomato yield in the green house pot experiment. It was guessed that oligocitosan induced resistance for seedling treated. Data showed synergistic effect using disease control intensities, In this case, synergistic effect between biofertilizer and oligochitosan is clearly positive.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.15(2) 2015; 80-85

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