Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)
There are many constraints of space, light and availability of fruits to harvest in tomatoes greenhouse. Therefore, two experiments were carried out to determine the effect of shoot pruning and flower thinning on quality and quantity of fruits of semi-determinate tomato in a greenhouse of the Facult...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT)
2012-02-01
|
| Series: | Notulae Scientia Biologicae |
| Online Access: | http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/7179 |
| _version_ | 1811220296555823104 |
|---|---|
| author | Abdolali HESAMI Saadat SARIKHANI KHORAMI Seyedeh Samaneh HOSSEINI |
| author_facet | Abdolali HESAMI Saadat SARIKHANI KHORAMI Seyedeh Samaneh HOSSEINI |
| author_sort | Abdolali HESAMI |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | There are many constraints of space, light and availability of fruits to harvest in tomatoes greenhouse. Therefore, two experiments were carried out to determine the effect of shoot pruning and flower thinning on quality and quantity of fruits of semi-determinate tomato in a greenhouse of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Persian Gulf University of Bushehr. Experimental design was randomized complete block designs in which the effect of shoot pruning (single branch pruning, double branch pruning, pyramidal pruning and control) or flower thinning (Cluster with 4 and 5 remained flowers and control) were studied separately. Results showed that, leaf area and plants yield were higher in treatments which were pruned than control. Yields from pyramidal pruning and cluster thinning with 5 remaining flowers were significantly higher than other treatments. On the other hand, qualitative study identified that pyramidal pruning increases vitamin C in fruits, but had no significant effect on total soluble solids. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T07:39:05Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a406041be13947c0b2e6857ac57faa91 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2067-3205 2067-3264 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T07:39:05Z |
| publishDate | 2012-02-01 |
| publisher | Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Notulae Scientia Biologicae |
| spelling | doaj.art-a406041be13947c0b2e6857ac57faa912022-12-22T03:41:51ZengSociety of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT)Notulae Scientia Biologicae2067-32052067-32642012-02-014110811110.15835/nsb4171796913Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)Abdolali HESAMI0Saadat SARIKHANI KHORAMI1Seyedeh Samaneh HOSSEINI2Persian Gulf University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Research, Department of Horticultural Science, BushehrTarbiat Modares University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticultural Science, TehranTarbiat Modares University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticultural Science, TehranThere are many constraints of space, light and availability of fruits to harvest in tomatoes greenhouse. Therefore, two experiments were carried out to determine the effect of shoot pruning and flower thinning on quality and quantity of fruits of semi-determinate tomato in a greenhouse of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Persian Gulf University of Bushehr. Experimental design was randomized complete block designs in which the effect of shoot pruning (single branch pruning, double branch pruning, pyramidal pruning and control) or flower thinning (Cluster with 4 and 5 remained flowers and control) were studied separately. Results showed that, leaf area and plants yield were higher in treatments which were pruned than control. Yields from pyramidal pruning and cluster thinning with 5 remaining flowers were significantly higher than other treatments. On the other hand, qualitative study identified that pyramidal pruning increases vitamin C in fruits, but had no significant effect on total soluble solids.http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/7179 |
| spellingShingle | Abdolali HESAMI Saadat SARIKHANI KHORAMI Seyedeh Samaneh HOSSEINI Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Notulae Scientia Biologicae |
| title | Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) |
| title_full | Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) |
| title_short | Effect of Shoot Pruning and Flower Thinning on Quality and Quantity of Semi-Determinate Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) |
| title_sort | effect of shoot pruning and flower thinning on quality and quantity of semi determinate tomato lycopersicon esculentum mill |
| url | http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/7179 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT abdolalihesami effectofshootpruningandflowerthinningonqualityandquantityofsemideterminatetomatolycopersiconesculentummill AT saadatsarikhanikhorami effectofshootpruningandflowerthinningonqualityandquantityofsemideterminatetomatolycopersiconesculentummill AT seyedehsamanehhosseini effectofshootpruningandflowerthinningonqualityandquantityofsemideterminatetomatolycopersiconesculentummill |