Abstract
ABSTRACT This study compares the effects of rain-shelter and open-air farming on tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth, yield, fruit quality and late blight resistance in subtropical China. Three treatment groups were evaluated at Guangxi Province’s tomato production facilities. Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions and increasing stem diameter by 15%. Root mass and shoot mass were also notably higher in the rain-shelter group, with increases of 20% and 25%, respectively. Fruit quality features were significantly improved, with mean single fruit weight and volume increasing by 50% and 40%, respectively, compared with open-air cultivation. The ascorbic acid content in tomatoes under rain-shelter was 20% higher, highlighting its nutritional benefits. Assessment of late blight infections showed a dramatic reduction in disease incidence in the rain-shelter group, with only 5% incidence compared with 100% in open-air cultivation. This resulted in a significant increase in yields, with the rain-shelter group yielding 10000 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 compared with 661 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 in the open-air. Economic analysis revealed higher gross and net returns in rain-shelter cultivation due to improved yields and lower disease management costs. In conclusion, rain-shelter cultivation emerges as an effective strategy for increasing tomato production in subtropical China, with enhanced growth, fruit quality, disease resistance and economic benefits.
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Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased plants growing by 30%.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- plants growinge0
- Direction
- tallere0
- Value
- 30%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased stem diameter by 15%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- stem diametere0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 15%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“increasing stem diameter by 15%”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased Root mass by 20%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- Root masse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 20%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Root mass and shoot mass were also notably higher in the rain-shelter group, with increases of 20% and 25%, respectively.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased shoot mass by 25%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- shoot masse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 25%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Root mass and shoot mass were also notably higher in the rain-shelter group, with increases of 20% and 25%, respectively.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased mean single fruit weight by 50%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- mean single fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 50%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“mean single fruit weight and volume increasing by 50% and 40%, respectively, compared with open-air cultivation.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased volume by 40%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- volumee0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 40%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“mean single fruit weight and volume increasing by 50% and 40%, respectively, compared with open-air cultivation.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelter cultivation increased ascorbic acid content by 20%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 20%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The ascorbic acid content in tomatoes under rain-shelter was 20% higher”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelters reduced late blight incidence to 5%, compared with 100% outdoors.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- late blight infectionse0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Value
- 5%e0
- Qualifier
- 100%e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Assessment of late blight infections showed a dramatic reduction in disease incidence in the rain-shelter group, with only 5% incidence compared with 100% in open-air cultivation.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelters increased yields to 10000 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 versus 661 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 outdoors.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 10000 kg · 0.0667 ha −1e0
- Qualifier
- 661 kg · 0.0667 ha −1e0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This resulted in a significant increase in yields, with the rain-shelter group yielding 10000 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 compared with 661 kg · 0.0667 ha −1 in the open-air.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelters gave higher gross returns.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- grosse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Economic analysis revealed higher gross and net returns in rain-shelter cultivation due to improved yields and lower disease management costs.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain shelters gave higher net returns.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rain-sheltere2
- Outcome
- net returnse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- open-aire2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Economic analysis revealed higher gross and net returns in rain-shelter cultivation due to improved yields and lower disease management costs.”
t0“tomato”
e2“Rain-shelter cultivation yielded significant benefits, with plants growing 30% taller than in open-air conditions”
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