Abstract
Cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) is a high-value vegetable valued for its taste, nutritional attributes and market preference, but quality-oriented management under protected subtropical cultivation requires further refinement. This study evaluated the effects of pruning intensity and transplanting date on physico-chemical quality attributes of cherry tomato grown under a low-cost polyhouse during Rabi season at SKUAST-J. The experiment was arranged in a factorial randomised block design with three pruning intensities, three transplanting dates and three replications. Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments. Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix). The interaction between pruning and transplanting date showed that two-stem pruning combined with 15 October transplanting (P₂D₁) gave the best overall fruit-quality response, including the largest fruit size (28.76 mm) and favourable biochemical balance. Principal component analysis further supported the superiority of P₂D₁ for integrated fruit quality. The findings indicate that two-stem pruning with mid-October transplanting can improve cherry tomato quality under protected subtropical conditions.
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
Two-stem pruning yielded higher fruit size (27.84 mm) than other pruning treatments.
- Taxon
- Cherry Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0 - Treatment
- Two-stem pruninge0
- Outcome
- fruit sizee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 27.84 mme0
- Comparator
- other pruning treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Two-stem pruning yielded higher ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹) than other pruning treatments.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Two-stem pruninge0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹e0
- Comparator
- other pruning treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Two-stem pruning yielded higher lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) than other pruning treatments.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Two-stem pruninge0
- Outcome
- lycopenee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹e0
- Comparator
- other pruning treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Two-stem pruning yielded higher sugar–acid ratio (26.40) than other pruning treatments.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Two-stem pruninge0
- Outcome
- sugar–acid ratioe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 26.40e0
- Comparator
- other pruning treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Two-stem pruning yielded lower titratable acidity (0.29%) than other pruning treatments.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Two-stem pruninge0
- Outcome
- titratable aciditye0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 0.29%e0
- Comparator
- other pruning treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two-stem pruning improved fruit quality by recording higher fruit size (27.84 mm), ascorbic acid (37.16 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.10 mg 100 g⁻¹) and sugar–acid ratio (26.40), along with lower titratable acidity (0.29%), compared with other pruning treatments”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
15 October transplanting yielded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹).
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Transplanting on 15 Octobere0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix)”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
15 October transplanting yielded higher lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹).
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Transplanting on 15 Octobere0
- Outcome
- lycopenee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix)”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
15 October transplanting yielded higher sugar–acid ratio (28.59).
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Transplanting on 15 Octobere0
- Outcome
- sugar–acid ratioe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 28.59e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix)”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
15 October transplanting yielded lower acidity (0.28%).
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- Transplanting on 15 Octobere0
- Outcome
- aciditye0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 0.28%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix)”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
30 October transplanting yielded highest soluble solids, 8.37 °Brix.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- transplanting on 30 Octobere0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 8.37 °Brixe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Transplanting on 15 October recorded higher ascorbic acid (40.76 mg 100 g⁻¹), lycopene (6.73 mg 100 g⁻¹), sugar–acid ratio (28.59) and lower acidity (0.28%), whereas transplanting on 30 October recorded the highest total soluble solids (8.37 °Brix)”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined P₂D₁ treatment yielded the largest fruit size, 28.76 mm.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- two-stem pruning combined with 15 October transplanting (P₂D₁)e0
- Outcome
- fruit sizee0
- Direction
- largeste0
- Value
- 28.76 mme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“two-stem pruning combined with 15 October transplanting (P₂D₁) gave the best overall fruit-quality response, including the largest fruit size (28.76 mm) and favourable biochemical balance”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
P₂D₁ showed favorable biochemical balance.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Treatment
- two-stem pruning combined with 15 October transplanting (P₂D₁)e0
- Outcome
- favourable biochemical balancee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“two-stem pruning combined with 15 October transplanting (P₂D₁) gave the best overall fruit-quality response, including the largest fruit size (28.76 mm) and favourable biochemical balance”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Principal component analysis supported P₂D₁ superiority for integrated fruit quality.
- Taxon
- Cherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformet0
- Outcome
- integrated fruit qualitye0
- Comparator
- P₂D₁e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Principal component analysis further supported the superiority of P₂D₁ for integrated fruit quality”
t0“Cherry Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend two-stem pruning with mid-October transplanting for protected cherry tomato quality.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- two-stem pruning with mid-October transplantinge0
- Outcome
- cherry tomato qualitye0
- Setting
- protected subtropical conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“two-stem pruning with mid-October transplanting can improve cherry tomato quality under protected subtropical conditions”
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