Abstract
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are not only one of the most widely grown and consumed vegetables in the U.S., but are also one of the most economically important vegetables for Mississippi growers operating on small- to medium-sized farms. High tunnel production and vegetable grafting serve as effective approaches to provide season extension and improve productivity and resistance to a number of abiotic and biotic factors for tomato plants. Six tomato cultivars, including three hybrids (‘Big Beef’, ‘Early Girl’, and ‘Sun Sugar’) and three heirlooms (‘Brandywine’, ‘Mortgage Lifter’, and ‘San Marzano’), were evaluated for plant growth, fruit yield, and quality in a containerized high tunnel production system in 2020. Each cultivar was grafted onto two types of interspecific hybrid rootstocks ‘Emperador’, or ‘Maxifort’, or grown non-grafted as control. ‘Big Beef’ and ‘Early Girl’ produced comparable highest marketable yields of 9.62 to 11.12 kg per plant, compared with ‘San Marzano’ and ‘Sun Sugar’ producing the lowest marketable yields of 3.27 to 4.76 kg per plant due to small fruit sizes. Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock types did not alter total marketable yield of any cultivar, but affected overall stem diameter, fruit color, and β-carotene concentrations. The rootstock ‘Emperador’ decreased soluble solids content and titratable acidity in ‘Early Girl’ compared to ‘Maxifort’ grafted or non-grafted plants. The high tunnel enabled early transplanting and resulted in advanced tomato harvest by approximately three to four weeks compared to local field production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Big Beef and Early Girl had comparable highest marketable yields of 9.62 to 11.12 kg per plant.
- Taxon
- Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Material
- ‘Big Beef’ and ‘Early Girl’e0
- Outcome
- marketable yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.62 to 11.12 kg per plante0
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Verbatim
e0“‘Big Beef’ and ‘Early Girl’ produced comparable highest marketable yields of 9.62 to 11.12 kg per plant”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
San Marzano and Sun Sugar had the lowest marketable yields, at 3.27 to 4.76 kg per plant.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Material
- ‘San Marzano’ and ‘Sun Sugar’e0
- Outcome
- marketable yieldse0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 3.27 to 4.76 kg per plante0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“‘San Marzano’ and ‘Sun Sugar’ producing the lowest marketable yields of 3.27 to 4.76 kg per plant due to small fruit sizes”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting did not alter total marketable yield of any cultivar.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock typese0
- Outcome
- total marketable yielde0
- Direction
- did not altere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock types did not alter total marketable yield of any cultivar”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting affected stem diameter, fruit color, and β-carotene concentration.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock typese0
- Outcome
- stem diameter, fruit color, and β-carotene concentrationse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock types did not alter total marketable yield of any cultivar, but affected overall stem diameter, fruit color, and β-carotene concentrations”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Emperador reduced Early Girl soluble solids relative to Maxifort grafted or non-grafted plants.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Material
- ‘Early Girl’e0
- Treatment
- ‘Emperador’e0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- ‘Maxifort’ grafted or non-grafted plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock ‘Emperador’ decreased soluble solids content and titratable acidity in ‘Early Girl’ compared to ‘Maxifort’ grafted or non-grafted plants”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Emperador reduced Early Girl titratable acidity relative to Maxifort grafted or non-grafted plants.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Material
- ‘Early Girl’e0
- Treatment
- ‘Emperador’e0
- Outcome
- titratable aciditye0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- ‘Maxifort’ grafted or non-grafted plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock ‘Emperador’ decreased soluble solids content and titratable acidity in ‘Early Girl’ compared to ‘Maxifort’ grafted or non-grafted plants”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
Claim · model-written summary
The high tunnel advanced tomato harvest by three to four weeks relative to local field production.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- high tunnele0
- Outcome
- tomato harveste0
- Direction
- advancede0
- Value
- approximately three to four weekse0
- Comparator
- local field productione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The high tunnel enabled early transplanting and resulted in advanced tomato harvest by approximately three to four weeks compared to local field production”
e1“Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)”
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