Abstract
The use of glass-sided boxes and trenches for observing the growth of the roots of glasshouse tomatoes has been investigated. Marked seasonal trends have been found with two varieties in two years. There was a rise to a peak followed by a rapid fall in total root length, due to death and disappearance of the roots, with a subsequent recovery. This trend occurred in all horizons of soil.Growth of the stem and leaves was relatively steady from planting-out (March) until mid-May, when there was a slight decrease with subsequent recovery until the main stem and laterals were “stopped” in July.The number of flowers per truss was high in the bottom five or six trusses, in which fruit set was high, fell in the median trusses which had low set, and rose in the uppermost trusses accompanied by increased set. The resulting production of fruit weight was high in the bottom trusses and low in the top.The peak of root length development coincided with the swelling of the fruit in the bottom trusses; a trough occurred when the number of flowers per truss and the number set were low, and root length recovered when the first trusses were picked.
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Claim · model-written summary
Total root length of glasshouse tomatoes rose to a peak, then fell rapidly through death and disappearance of roots, and subsequently recovered.
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e0“There was a rise to a peak followed by a rapid fall in total root length, due to death and disappearance of the roots, with a subsequent recovery”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
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The seasonal trend in root length occurred in all soil horizons.
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e0“This trend occurred in all horizons of soil”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
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Growth of stem and leaves of glasshouse tomatoes was relatively steady from planting-out in March until mid-May, then slightly decreased and subsequently recovered.
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e0“Growth of the stem and leaves was relatively steady from planting-out (March) until mid-May, when there was a slight decrease with subsequent recovery”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
The number of flowers per truss was high in the bottom five or six trusses, where fruit set was also high.
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e0“The number of flowers per truss was high in the bottom five or six trusses, in which fruit set was high”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
The number of flowers per truss fell in the median trusses, which had low fruit set.
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e0“fell in the median trusses which had low set”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
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The number of flowers per truss rose in the uppermost trusses, accompanied by increased fruit set.
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e0“rose in the uppermost trusses accompanied by increased set”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight production was high in the bottom trusses.
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e0“The resulting production of fruit weight was high in the bottom trusses and low in the top”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight production was low in the top trusses.
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e0“The resulting production of fruit weight was high in the bottom trusses and low in the top”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
The peak of root length development coincided with fruit swelling in the bottom trusses.
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e0“The peak of root length development coincided with the swelling of the fruit in the bottom trusses”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
A trough in root length occurred when the number of flowers per truss and the number set were low.
Not reportedDirection
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e0“a trough occurred when the number of flowers per truss and the number set were low”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
Root length recovered when the first trusses were picked.
Verbatim
e0“root length recovered when the first trusses were picked”
t0“Glasshouse Tomatoes”