Abstract
A 4-year experiment with different tillage practices for tomatoes was conducted in Cullman, AL, to determine the impact of plastic mulch (control), rye and crimson clover cover crops, and different subsoiler shanks (no shank, slim 13 mm thick and wide 20 mm thick) on tomato yield. Overall, during 2007 and 2008 growing seasons, total tomato yields (between 58,905 and 60,115 kg·ha −1 ) and marketable tomato yields (between 48,331 and 49,873 kg·ha −1 ) were significantly higher than in 2005 and 2006 (between 49,656 and 50,151 kg·ha −1 and from 40,581 to 41,194 kg·ha −1 ) for total and marketable tomato yields, respectively. During the 2006 and 2008 growing seasons, plastic cover provided higher yield (60,921 and 73,718 kg·ha −1 ) compared with rye and crimson clover overall shank treatments. In 2007, higher yield was produced following rye without shank (70,577 kg·ha −1 ) compared with plastic mulch and crimson clover treatments. Across years, tomato yield after crimson clover was lower compared with rye and plastic. Percent of marketable fruit yield to total yield exceeded 80% in all treatments, including the plastic control. Cover crops and shank treatments did not affect percentage of marketable tomato yield compared with total tomato yield. Cover crops, especially rye, can provide an alternative in tomato production for those producers not wanting to use plastic mulches.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
total tomato yields were significantly higher in 2007–2008 than in 2005–2006.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Outcome
- total tomato yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- between 58,905 and 60,115 kg·ha −1e0
- Comparator
- 2005 and 2006e0
- Setting
- tomatoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total tomato yields (between 58,905 and 60,115 kg·ha −1 ) and marketable tomato yields (between 48,331 and 49,873 kg·ha −1 ) were significantly higher than in 2005 and 2006 (between 49,656 and 50,151 kg·ha −1 and from 40,581 to 41,194 kg·ha −1 )”
Claim · model-written summary
marketable tomato yields were significantly higher in 2007–2008 than in 2005–2006.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- marketable tomato yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- between 48,331 and 49,873 kg·ha −1e0
- Comparator
- 2005 and 2006e0
- Setting
- tomatoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total tomato yields (between 58,905 and 60,115 kg·ha −1 ) and marketable tomato yields (between 48,331 and 49,873 kg·ha −1 ) were significantly higher than in 2005 and 2006 (between 49,656 and 50,151 kg·ha −1 and from 40,581 to 41,194 kg·ha −1 )”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic cover gave higher tomato yield than rye and crimson clover in 2006 and 2008.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- plastic covere0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 60,921 and 73,718 kg·ha −1e0
- Comparator
- rye and crimson clovere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“During the 2006 and 2008 growing seasons, plastic cover provided higher yield (60,921 and 73,718 kg·ha −1 ) compared with rye and crimson clover overall shank treatments.”
t0“Tomato Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Rye without a shank gave higher tomato yield in 2007 than plastic mulch and crimson clover.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rye without shanke0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 70,577 kg·ha −1e0
- Comparator
- plastic mulch and crimson clover treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In 2007, higher yield was produced following rye without shank (70,577 kg·ha −1 ) compared with plastic mulch and crimson clover treatments.”
t0“Tomato Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato yield after crimson clover was lower than after rye or plastic across years.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- crimson clovere0
- Outcome
- tomato yielde0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- rye and plastice0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Across years, tomato yield after crimson clover was lower compared with rye and plastic.”
Claim · model-written summary
Marketable fruit yield exceeded 80% of total tomato yield in every treatment.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- Percent of marketable fruit yield to total yielde0
- Direction
- exceedede0
- Value
- 80%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Percent of marketable fruit yield to total yield exceeded 80% in all treatments, including the plastic control.”
t0“Tomato Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Cover crops and shank treatments did not change marketable yield percentage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Cover crops and shank treatmentse0
- Outcome
- percentage of marketable tomato yield compared with total tomato yielde0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cover crops and shank treatments did not affect percentage of marketable tomato yield compared with total tomato yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend cover crops, especially rye, as an alternative to plastic mulch for tomato production.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- Cover crops, especially rye, can provide an alternative in tomato productione0
- Comparator
- plastic mulchese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cover crops, especially rye, can provide an alternative in tomato production for those producers not wanting to use plastic mulches.”
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