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Yield and quality of tomato grown in a hydroponic system, with different planting densities and number of bunches per plant

Cardoso FB, Martinez HEP, Silva DJHd, Milagres CdC, Barbosa JG

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical · 2018

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ABSTRACT Obtaining a high yield of good quality fruits is one of the main challenges of the tomato crop. The enhancement in plant density promotes a reduction in the fruit fresh mass and an increase the yield per area. On the other hand, commercialization parameters take into account number and fresh mass of fruits. This study aimed at evaluating the yield and fruit quality of indeterminate growth hybrid tomato (Rebeca), cultivated in a hydroponic system, with different planting densities and number of bunches per plant. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions, in a sub-irrigation system containing expanded clay as substrate. A split-plot randomized block design, with three replications, was used. In the plots, four planting densities (11.1 plants m-2, 8.3 plants m-2, 6.6

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1590/1983-40632018v4852611
Catalogue ID
BImvhafqf2-cvfqwl
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