scholarly journals 291 Light-filtering Film Reduces Tomato Seedling Height Without Altering Fruit Quality and Yield

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 441E-442
Author(s):  
William B. Evans ◽  
Margaret McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Red Light ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Seedling Height ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Chemical Methods ◽  
Tomato Seedling ◽  
Tomato Seedlings ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Cotyledon Stage

There is significant interest in using non-chemical methods to control seedling height in vegetable transplant production. One method being evaluated is the use of greenhouse films that filter signifcant amounts of far-red light from ambient light, resulting in shorter tranplants. This study was undertaken to evaluate fruit yield and quality of field-grown tomatoes produced from seedlings grown under light-filtering plastics. Tomato seedlings were grown under clear polyethylene tents or light-filtering laminate tents in a polyethylene-covered Quonset greenhouse in northern Ohio. Standard 288 deep plug trays, filled with MetroMix 360, were used. Seedlings were placed under the tents at the cotyledon stage and transplanted 28 days later. Once in the field, they were grown as staked plants under open conditions using locally accepted horticultural practices. Differences in seedling height were detected within a few days after being placed under the tents. Compared to those grown under clear polyethylene tents, seedlings grown under the light-filtering plastic increased in height more slowly and were shorter at transplanting. At harvest, within each of the three cultivars tested, no significant differences in fruit number, yield, or mean fruit size were found between treatments. It is inferred that this non-chemical method for reducing vegetable transplant height may be a viable production option in the future.

Drip Irrigation and Stand Establishment Affect Yield and Quality of Cantaloupe

HortScience ◽  
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.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF DEFOLIATION ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF ‘PRATA COMUM’ BANANA FRUITS

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA DOMINGUES LIMA ◽  
JÉSSICA ANDRADE FLORENCIO ◽  
WILSON DA SILVA MORAES ◽  
SILVIA HELENA MODENESE GORLA DA SILVA ◽  
EDUARDO NARDINI GOMES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Control ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Black Sigatoka ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Period 2 ◽  
Average Maximum ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Banana Crops

ABSTRACT With the advent of black sigatoka in commercial banana crops in the “Vale do Ribeira” region, state of São Paulo, the monitoring the severity and chemical control of the disease in susceptible varieties have become more frequent in order to avoid leaf loss. This study simulated the effect of defoliation caused by the disease on the yield and quality of ‘Prata Comum’ banana fruits, depending on the formation period and fruit position in the bunch. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2 x11 factorial scheme (period of bunch formation x number of leaves at flowering), 6-16 leaves at flowering in two periods of bunch formation with six replicates. In Period 1, flowering occurred at 04/15/13 and in Period 2 at 01/07/14, although in Period 1, bunch mass was higher and in Period 2, higher average maximum and minimum daily temperatures, precipitation and radiation were observed. Regardless of formation period, the number of leaves at flowering affected bunch mass, which ranged from 18 to 23 kg plant-1. Defoliation affected the size of fruits of hand 1 and last hand of the bunch, but not the variability in fruit size due to the position the fruit occupies in the bunch and physicochemical characteristics.

scholarly journals The effects of PLA biodegradable and polypropylene nonwoven crop mulches on selected components of tomato grown in the field

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Zawiska ◽  
Piotr Siwek
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Cotyledon Stage

ABSTRACT The results of two years (2010-2011) of field studies using two types of nonwoven mulches (one biodegradable, polylactic acid PLA 54 g m-2, and traditional polypropylene PP 50 g m-2) on the yield and quality of tomato are presented. Seeds of tomato (‘Mundi’ F1) were sown in a greenhouse, in containers filled with perlite and sand, and then the plants at the cotyledon stage were replanted in multipot trays filled with substrate for vegetable plants. In the last week of May, seedlings were planted on mulches in the field at a spacing of 50 × 100 cm. The mulch was maintained throughout the growing season. A plot that remained unmulched served as the control. Tomatoes were harvested once a week. The fruits were evaluated for L-ascorbic acid, dry matter, soluble sugars and nitrate content. In 2011, the analysis of the plant material showed that the concentration of L-ascorbic acid was about 23% higher in the tomato fruits harvested from plants grown on biodegradable PLA 61 g m-2 mulch in comparison to the control. A similar effect was demonstrated for the soluble sugar concentration in 2011 for both types of nonwovens.

INFLUENCES OF LATENT VIRUSES ON VIGOR, YIELD AND QUALITY OF BRITISH SOVEREIGN STRAWBERRIES

1962 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 602-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack A. Freeman ◽  
Frances C. Mellor
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Reduce Sugar Content ◽  
Total Acid ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Reduce Sugar ◽  
The Hill

Comparison of the effect of two strains of mottle virus, two strains of veinbanding virus, and latent-A virus, alone and in combination, on vigor, yield and quality of British Sovereign strawberry plants grown under two planting systems showed: 1. Vigor was reduced by infection by a single virus and still further reduced by two viruses; 2. Yield was reduced by virus infection, especially during the first fruiting year when plants were grown under the hill system; 3. Fruit size was reduced only by virus combinations; 4. Fruit quality was affected only by veinbanding, which increased the total acid content and tended to reduce sugar content.

scholarly journals FOLIAR PREHARVEST CALCIUM TREATMENT INFLUENCE ON YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF STRAWBERRY

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 666d-666
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Fiola ◽  
Donald W. Schaffner
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Calcium Treatment ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Fruit Samples ◽  
Treatment Interaction ◽  
Exogenous Calcium ◽  
Spray Treatment

The major limiting factors for commercial marketability of strawberries grown in the Northeast is firmness and shelf-life. The major objective of the research is to study basic and applied aspects of exogenous calcium treatments on yield and quality of New Jersey grown berries. In 1990, 8328-1 and 8237-1 (NJUS advanced selections), and `Earliglow' and `Raritan' standards, were treated with 4 foliar Ca sprays (Nutrical) at 10 day intervals from bloom through harvest. In 1991, sprays (3) were applied at bloom, bloom+15 days, and pre-harvest. An `Earliglow' plot was utilized to test timing: bloom, mid-spray, or pre-harvest. Leaf and fruit samples were taken from treated and untreated plots prior to each application. Instron texture tests were performed to quantify firmness; a taste panel evaluated quality (color, texture, flavor, and overall quality). With multiple sprays, there were no significant differences in yield, fruit size, and Brix%, between treatments; however there were significant differences between genotypes and a genotype-by-treatment interaction. The lone bloom spray treatment reduced fruit size. Ethylene was reduced with calcium treatment, respiration was unaffected. Differences in flavor attributes were genotype specific.

RESPONSE OF PEPPERS TO IRRIGATION AND NITROGEN

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 1085-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN O’SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
General Result ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Capsicum Annum ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Blossom End Rot ◽  
Marketable Fruit

The effect of rate of N fertilizer and irrigation on yield and quality of peppers (Capsicum annum L.) was studied oyer a 5-yr period from 1974 to 1978 and data for 4 yr are presented. Irrigation significantly increased yield only in 2 yr (1974 and 1978) when rainfall was below normal. Yield differences due to irrigation were attributed to increased fruit numbers per plant (increased fruit set), increased fruit size, increased wall thickness and a reduced number of non-marketable fruit, due to a reduction in the incidence of sun scald and blossom-end rot. The response to N was variable. Rates of N greater than 70 kg/ha did not in general result in increased yields. Higher rates of N reduced yields in 1978, due to the adverse effect of high N on fruit set, resulting in reduced fruit numbers per plant. Rate of N had no effect on fruit size or wall thickness, but high N increased the incidence of blossom-end rot and delayed maturity in some seasons. The interaction between irrigation and N was not significant. Petiole NO3-N content at early fruit set reflected the rate of N applied. When the concentration of NO3-N in the tissue dropped below 0.4%, yields were significantly reduced.

SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING AND NITROGEN NUTRITION EFFECTS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF FOREVER YOURS ROSES

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. ARMITAGE ◽  
M. J. TSUJITA
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Nutrition ◽  
Stem Length ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Foliar N ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Flower Yield ◽  
Keeping Quality

Supplemental lighting and nitrogen nutrition affected growth, flowering, flower yield, foliar nitrogen content, and flower keeping quality of Rosa hybrida ’Forever Yours.’ Light treatments consisted of ambient light and ambient light supplemented with high pressure sodium lamps at intensities of 105 and 158 μEm−2 sec−1 18 h/day (7.4 and 10.8 klx). Three nitrogen levels, 100, 200, and 400 ppm, were applied with each irrigation. Supplementary light of 105 μEm−2 sec−1 increased yield, stem length, fresh weight, and stem grade but caused decreased foliar N and keeping quality. Lighting at 158 μEm−2 sec−1 increased flower yield, but decreased days to flowering, stem length, fresh weight, foliar N, keeping quality, and stem grade. Nitrogen levels of 100 and 200 ppm were insufficient to maintain foliar N content at optimum levels in lighted roses, but 200 ppm N resulted in better keeping quality compared with 100. Nitrogen alone, however, had little effect on yield and quality. Increasing the nitrogen level to 400 ppm resulted in higher foliar N content in the lighted treatments but failed to have a significant effect on the yield or quality of roses.

scholarly journals Impact of optimized pest control schemes on mandarin yield in the Republic of Abkhazia

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 04009
Author(s):  
Natalia Karpun ◽  
Levan Kulava ◽  
Elena Zhuravleva ◽  
Elena Shoshina
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Control Schemes ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
The Impact

Pests of mandarin reduce significantly crop productivity and commercial quality of the crop in Abkhazia. We assessed the impact of optimized mandarin pest control schemes on fruit size and crop yield in the humid subtropics of Abkhazia. The studies were carried out in 2019-2020 on full-aged plantings of cv. Unshiu mandarin in Gulrypsh district of Republic of Abkhazia on the base of Institute of agriculture of Academy of sciences of Abkhazia. The highest yield and quality of fruits was shown by the protection schemes in variants 5 (Confidor extra (0.05 %) + Cytovit (0.15 %) – the 1st treatment Vertimec (0.1%) + Cytovit (0.15 %) – the second treatment; the third and fourth treatments Karate Zeon (0.05 %) + Cytovit (0.15 %)) and 6 (Metomax (0.15 %) + Vertimec (0.1 %) – the 1st treatment; Karate Zeon (0.05 %) + Vertimec (0.1 %) in the other three treatments). The average fruits weight in these variants was up to 72-74 g. This exceeded the fruits weight in the Standard variant by 22.0-25.4 %. The yield was 46.2-44.7 t/ha, which is 36.8-41.3 % higher than the standard variant. Fruits of the 1st grade in the named variants accounted for 63.3-65.6 % of the total yield.

scholarly journals 186 INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEN CYANAMIDE AND WILTH IN ON BLOSSOM THINNING OF APPLE AND PLUM

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 455f-455
Author(s):  
Esmaeil Fallahi ◽  
Brenda R. Simons ◽  
Max W. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Mature Trees ◽  
Hydrogen Cyanamide ◽  
Fruit Thinning ◽  
Yield And Quality

Effects of hydrogen cyanamide and Wilthin on blossom thinning and the consequences of thinning on fruit set, yield and fruit quality of `Rome Beauty' was studied. A full bloom application of hydrogen cyanamide at the rate of 0.25% (Dormex formulation) or 0.25% of Wilthin both followed by a fruit thinning by Sevin + NAA effectively thinned mature trees of `Rome Beauty' and had a similar effect on fruit set, yield and fruit quality. The effects of these two chemicals at these rates on several aspects of fruit set, yield and quality were similar to the effects of Elgetol. Hydrogen cyanamide, Elgetol and 0.25% Wilthin at full bloom resulted in a higher percentage of single fruit set, thus, less labor for hand thinning. Application of 0.37% Wilthin at 20% bloom or at full bloom resulted in larger fruit size, but induced fruit russetting. Soluble solids of fruit from trees with Elgetol, 0.37% Wilthin at 20% bloom or at full bloom were higher than fruit from other treatments. Hydrogen cyanamide at 0.50% resulted in a satisfactory level of blossom thinning in `Friar' plums.

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