Abstract
There is increased interest in production of high-value crops in high tunnels, which have potential to increase productivity by extension of the growing season. Improved conditions in high tunnels may lead to improved yield and earlier maturity as well as additional production time. This can be of particular importance for crops where a premium price may be received for off-season production. Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels. Impact of high tunnels on insect pest populations is not well understood. Impact of high tunnels on populations of whiteflies, thrips, and aphids in southern Mississippi were evaluated using a plant washing procedure on ‘Celebrity’ and ‘Early Girl Bush’ tomatoes grown under field and high tunnel conditions for spring and fall seasons of two production years. Data on plant growth and environmental conditions were collected. High tunnel production resulted in increased whitefly populations. This increase in population was due to elevated temperatures within the high tunnels and protection from rainfall. Aphid and thrips populations were not impacted by high tunnel production in this study; however, overall population numbers of these pest taxa were low throughout the study period. Tomato plant height was greater for both varieties under high tunnel production as a result of increased temperatures.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
High tunnel production increased whitefly populations on tomatoes compared with field production.
- Taxon
- Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume6 - Material
- Celebritye2
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione1
- Interactor
- whiteflye1pest
- Outcome
- whitefly populationse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- fielde2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“High tunnel production resulted in increased whitefly populations”
e2“‘Celebrity’ and ‘Early Girl Bush’ tomatoes grown under field and high tunnel conditions”
e6“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
Increased whitefly populations in high tunnels were attributed to elevated temperatures and protection from rainfall.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume6
- Outcome
- increase in populatione3
- Qualifier
- elevated temperatures within the high tunnels and protection from rainfalle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“This increase in population was due to elevated temperatures within the high tunnels and protection from rainfall”
e6“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
High tunnel production did not affect aphid or thrips populations on tomatoes.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume6
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione4
- Interactor
- Aphide4pest
- Outcome
- populationse4
- Direction
- not impactede4
- Comparator
- fielde2
ThripsOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“Aphid and thrips populations were not impacted by high tunnel production in this study”
e2“‘Celebrity’ and ‘Early Girl Bush’ tomatoes grown under field and high tunnel conditions”
e6“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
Overall population numbers of the aphid, whitefly and thrips pest taxa were low throughout the study.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume6
- Outcome
- overall population numbers of these pest taxae5
- Direction
- lowe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“overall population numbers of these pest taxa were low throughout the study period”
e6“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato plant height was greater under high tunnel production as a result of increased temperatures.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume7
- Material
- Celebritye2
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione7
- Outcome
- plant heighte7
- Direction
- greatere7
- Qualifier
- increased temperaturese7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“Tomato plant height was greater for both varieties under high tunnel production as a result of increased temperatures”
e2“‘Celebrity’ and ‘Early Girl Bush’ tomatoes grown under field and high tunnel conditions”
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