Claim · model-written summary
The shading net and PV-TF greenhouses restricted photosynthetic activity during key periods of the photoperiod in tomato.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- SC and PV-TF greenhousese6
- Outcome
- photosynthetic activitye6
- Direction
- restrictede6
- Qualifier
- during key periods of the photoperiode6
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato cultivation”
e6“photosynthetic activity in the SC and PV-TF greenhouses was restricted during key periods of the photoperiod”
Title
Virginia Hernández; Fulgencio Contreras López; Carlos Toledo; et al. Smart Agricultural Technology 2026. doi:10.1016/j.atech.2026.101848
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation In the winter–spring cycle, only the control and PV-Si greenhouses kept daily light integral above the minimum threshold for tomato.
- Mechanism The authors attribute the higher mean fruit weight in the PV-Si greenhouse to more favourable nighttime air temperatures and higher soil moisture.
- Intervention effect The PV-Si greenhouse produced tomato fruits with a mean weight 25% higher than the control.
- Observation The number of tomato fruits was similar across the compared greenhouses.
- Observation In the spring–summer cycle, all treatments exceeded the critical DLI threshold for tomato.
- Intervention effect The shading net and PV-TF greenhouses reduced tomato yields.
- Intervention effect The checkerboard configuration of PV-Si panels allowed sufficient light transmission throughout both cycles in tomato.
- Intervention effect The checkerboard configuration of PV-Si panels prevented shade-avoidance responses in tomato.
- Intervention effect The checkerboard configuration of PV-Si panels maintained tomato yield levels comparable to or exceeding the control.
- Intervention effect The PV-Si system generated 726.8 kWh over the study period, outperforming the PV-TF system.
- Intervention effect PV-induced shading moderated springtime temperature fluctuations in tomato greenhouses.
- Intervention effect PV-induced shading was insufficient to mitigate peak summer temperatures in tomato greenhouses.
- Recommendation The PV-Si system is a suitable technology for agrivoltaic applications in tomato production.