Abstract
Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested during two growing seasons (1993-94) to determine their effectiveness in increasing both establishment rate and yield. Seven-week-old greenhouse grown transplants of `Hypeel 696' were shipped from Florida to Pennsylvania and planted at the Pennsylvania State Univ. Horticulture Research Farm. Transplants were also grown at the Pennsylvania State University to compare their growth with that of southern-grown plants. In 1993, increased nutrient levels during the last 10 days of transplant production significantly increased transplant size, establishment rate, and early yields, while the addition of Hydretain®, an aid to water retention and uptake, significantly increased total yield. 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. Chilled and Pennsylvania-grown plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems, and roots than did nonchilled and Florida-grown plants, while nutrient-conditioned plants had higher levels in leaves and stems. Establishment rate was not correlated with carbohydrate level. Chemical name used: (2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid (ethephon).
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Claim · model-written summary
In 1993, increased nutrient levels during the last 10 days of transplant production significantly increased transplant size, establishment rate and early yields of tomato.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Material
- Hypeel 696e4
- Organ / stage
- Seven-week-old greenhouse grown transplantse4
- Treatment
- increased nutrient levels during the last 10 days of transplant productione2
- Outcome
- transplant size, establishment rate, and early yieldse2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Setting
- Pennsylvania State Univ. Horticulture Research Farme4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e2“In 1993, increased nutrient levels during the last 10 days of transplant production significantly increased transplant size, establishment rate, and early yields”
e4“Seven-week-old greenhouse grown transplants of `Hypeel 696' were shipped from Florida to Pennsylvania and planted at the Pennsylvania State Univ. Horticulture Research Farm”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1993, the addition of Hydretain significantly increased total yield of tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- the addition of Hydretain®e3
- Outcome
- total yielde3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Setting
- Pennsylvania State Univ. Horticulture Research Farme4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e3“the addition of Hydretain®, an aid to water retention and uptake, significantly increased total yield”
e4“Seven-week-old greenhouse grown transplants of `Hypeel 696' were shipped from Florida to Pennsylvania and planted at the Pennsylvania State Univ. Horticulture Research Farm”
Claim · model-written summary
Chilled Florida-grown tomato plants (7 days before transplanting) had faster establishment rates in 1994 than nonchilled plants from Florida.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Material
- plants from Floridae5
- Treatment
- chilled for 7 days before transplantinge5
- Outcome
- establishment ratese5
- Direction
- fastere5
- Comparator
- nonchilled plants from Floridae5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1994, Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants had faster establishment rates than nonchilled plants from Florida.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- Pennsylvania-grown plantse5
- Outcome
- establishment ratese5
- Direction
- fastere5
- Comparator
- nonchilled plants from Floridae5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1994, chilling for 7 days before transplanting did not significantly change tomato yield relative to nonchilled Florida plants.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- chilled for 7 days before transplantinge5
- Outcome
- yielde5
- Comparator
- nonchilled plants from Floridae5
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1994, Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants did not differ significantly in yield from nonchilled Florida plants.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- Pennsylvania-grown plantse5
- Outcome
- yielde5
- Comparator
- nonchilled plants from Floridae5
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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”
Claim · model-written summary
Chilled plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems and roots than nonchilled plants.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Organ / stage
- leaves, stems, and rootse6
- Treatment
- chilled for 7 days before transplantinge5
- Outcome
- soluble carbohydrate levelse6
- Direction
- highere6
- Comparator
- nonchilled and Florida-grown plantse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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”
e6“Chilled and Pennsylvania-grown plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems, and roots than did nonchilled and Florida-grown plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Pennsylvania-grown tomato plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems and roots than nonchilled and Florida-grown plants.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Organ / stage
- leaves, stems, and rootse6
- Treatment
- Pennsylvania-grown plantse6
- Outcome
- soluble carbohydrate levelse6
- Direction
- highere6
- Comparator
- nonchilled and Florida-grown plantse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e6“Chilled and Pennsylvania-grown plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems, and roots than did nonchilled and Florida-grown plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Nutrient-conditioned tomato plants had higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves and stems.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Organ / stage
- leaves and stemse7
- Treatment
- nutrient-conditioned plantse7
- Outcome
- soluble carbohydrate levelse6
- Direction
- highere7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e6“Chilled and Pennsylvania-grown plants had significantly higher soluble carbohydrate levels in leaves, stems, and roots than did nonchilled and Florida-grown plants”
e7“while nutrient-conditioned plants had higher levels in leaves and stems”
Claim · model-written summary
Establishment rate of tomato transplants was not correlated with carbohydrate level.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Compound
- carbohydrate levele7
- Outcome
- establishment ratee7
- Direction
- not correlatede7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Eight different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) transplant production methods were tested”
e7“Establishment rate was not correlated with carbohydrate level”
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