Claim · model-written summary
In 1994, Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants did not differ significantly in yield from nonchilled Florida plants.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- Pennsylvania-grown plantse5
- Outcome
- yielde5
- Comparator
- nonchilled plants from Floridae5
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Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e5“In 1994, plants from Florida that were chilled for 7 days before transplanting and the Pennsylvania-grown plants had faster establishment rates than did nonchilled plants from Florida, but differences in yield were nonsignificant”
Title
Evaluation of Tomato Transplant Production Methods for Improving Establishment Rates
Joseph A. Ciardi; Charles S. Vavrina; Michael D. Orzolek HortScience 1998. doi:10.21273/hortsci.33.2.0229
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect In 1993, increased nutrient levels during the last 10 days of transplant production significantly increased transplant size, establishment rate and early yields of tomato.
- Intervention effect In 1993, the addition of Hydretain significantly increased total yield of tomato.
- Intervention effect Chilled Florida-grown tomato plants (7 days before transplanting) had faster establishment rates in 1994 than nonchilled plants from Florida.
- Intervention effect In 1994, Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants had faster establishment rates than nonchilled plants from Florida.
- Intervention effect In 1994, chilling for 7 days before transplanting did not significantly change tomato yield relative to nonchilled Florida plants.
- Intervention effect Chilled plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems and roots than nonchilled plants.
- Intervention effect Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems and roots than nonchilled and Florida-grown plants.
- Intervention effect Nutrient-conditioned tomato plants had higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves and stems.
- Association Establishment rate of tomato transplants was not correlated with carbohydrate level.