Abstract
Use of transplants in processing tomatoes is increasing within California, while targeted plant populations vary widely. The purpose of the field trial was to determine optimum plant populations. The trial design was a randomized complete block with 6 replications in a commercial field. An evaluation of processing tomato transplant populations of in-row spacing of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 cm indicated marketable yields increased with lower plant populations. Marketable yield increased from 74 to 86 tons per hectare, correlated to a positive linear response to wider spacing. Fruit color and °Brix were negatively impacted, especially as distances exceeded 50 cm.
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Wider transplant spacing increased marketable tomato yield from 74 to 86 tons per hectare.
Verbatim
e0“processing tomato transplant populations of in-row spacing of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 cm indicated marketable yields increased with lower plant populations. Marketable yield increased from 74 to 86 tons per hectare, correlated to a positive linear response to wider spacing”
e1“INFLUENCE OF PLANT POPULATION ON TRANSPLANTED PROCESSING TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit color declined with wider spacing, particularly above 50 cm.
- Taxon
- PROCESSING TOMATOESe1
- Treatment
- distances exceeded 50 cme0
- Outcome
- Fruit colore0
- Direction
- negatively impactede0
- Qualifier
- especially as distances exceeded 50 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fruit color and °Brix were negatively impacted, especially as distances exceeded 50 cm”
e1“PROCESSING TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit °Brix declined with wider spacing, particularly above 50 cm.
- Taxon
- PROCESSING TOMATOESe1
- Treatment
- distances exceeded 50 cme0
- Outcome
- °Brixe0
- Direction
- negatively impactede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fruit color and °Brix were negatively impacted, especially as distances exceeded 50 cm”
e1“PROCESSING TOMATOES”
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