Abstract
It is intriguing to understand the influence of the watering volume and growing design on the growth, yield, and quality of cherry tomatoes. This study sought to identify the most effective watering volume and growing design treatment for the production and quality of the cherry tomato cultivar Ruby. This study was an exploration using a factorial experiment with an RCBD design. The treatment factors included the growing design (greenhouse, rain shelter, and screen house) and the watering volume (100% ETc, 75% ETc, and 50% ETc). The results showed that the root dry weight and root–shoot ratio were higher in the screen house design, while the fruit firmness was higher in the rain shelter design. Considering the effect of the watering volume, a higher fruit diameter, heavier fruits, more fruits per plant, higher ultimate fruit and biological yield per plant, higher root and shoot biomass, better root–shoot ratio, higher leaf chlorophyll content, greater fruit skin firmness, and greater elasticity were noted for the 100% ETc treatment. In contrast, the growth rate was higher for the 50% ETc treatment. Cultivating cherry tomatoes in a greenhouse using a watering volume of 100% ETc is recommended based on the results. These conditions led to better growth, higher fruit yield, and improved fruit quality, making them favorable options for successful cherry tomato production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Root dry weight and root-shoot ratio of cherry tomato were higher in the screen house design.
- Taxon
- Cherry Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0 - Treatment
- screen house designe0
- Outcome
- root dry weight and root–shoot ratioe0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“the root dry weight and root–shoot ratio were higher in the screen house design”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit firmness of cherry tomato was higher in the rain shelter design.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- rain shelter designe0
- Outcome
- fruit firmnesse0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“the fruit firmness was higher in the rain shelter design”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave higher fruit diameter, heavier fruits and more fruits per plant in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- fruit diameter, heavier fruits, more fruits per plante0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“a higher fruit diameter, heavier fruits, more fruits per plant”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave higher ultimate fruit and biological yield per plant in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- ultimate fruit and biological yield per plante0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“higher ultimate fruit and biological yield per plant”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave higher root and shoot biomass in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- root and shoot biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“higher root and shoot biomass”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave a better root-shoot ratio in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- root–shoot ratioe0
- Direction
- bettere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“better root–shoot ratio”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave higher leaf chlorophyll content in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- leaf chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“higher leaf chlorophyll content”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100% ETc watering volume gave greater fruit skin firmness and greater elasticity in cherry tomato.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 100% ETc treatmente1
- Outcome
- fruit skin firmness, and greater elasticitye0
- Direction
- greatere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“greater fruit skin firmness, and greater elasticity”
e1“the 100% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The growth rate of cherry tomato was higher under the 50% ETc watering volume.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- 50% ETc treatmente0
- Outcome
- growth ratee0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Cherry Tomato”
e0“the growth rate was higher for the 50% ETc treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend cultivating cherry tomatoes in a greenhouse with a watering volume of 100% ETc.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Outcome
- Cultivating cherry tomatoes in a greenhouse using a watering volume of 100% ETce0
- Setting
- greenhousee0
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e0“Cultivating cherry tomatoes in a greenhouse using a watering volume of 100% ETc is recommended”
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