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 6
Claim · model-written summary
High tunnel production increased whitefly populations on tomatoes.
- Taxon
- Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- High tunnel productione0
- Interactor
- whiteflye0pest
- Outcome
- whitefly populationse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“High tunnel production resulted in increased whitefly populations”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
Elevated temperatures and rainfall protection within high tunnels explained the increase in whiteflies.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Interactor
- whiteflye2pest
- Outcome
- whitefly populationse2
- Qualifier
- elevated temperatures within the high tunnels and protection from rainfalle0
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Verbatim
e0“This increase in population was due to elevated temperatures within the high tunnels and protection from rainfall”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
e2“High tunnel production resulted in increased whitefly populations”
Claim · model-written summary
High tunnel production did not affect aphid populations, which remained low.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione0
- Interactor
- Aphide0pest
- Outcome
- Aphid and thrips populationse0
- Direction
- not impactede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“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”
e1“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 thrips populations, which remained low.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione0
- Outcome
- thrips populationse0
- Direction
- not impactede0
ThripsNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“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”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are one of the most important crops produced in high tunnels”
Claim · model-written summary
High tunnels increased tomato plant height for both varieties.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- high tunnel productione0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Qualifier
- both varietiese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato plant height was greater for both varieties under high tunnel production as a result of increased temperatures”
Claim · model-written summary
Increased temperatures explained greater tomato height under high tunnel production.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Qualifier
- increased temperaturese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato plant height was greater for both varieties under high tunnel production as a result of increased temperatures”
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