Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers
ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different plastic covers on microclimate and cherry tomato yield in greenhouses. The experiments were carried out in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo (Brazil), during three growing periods (2008/2009/2010). A greenhouse was...
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| author | Ester Holcman Paulo Cesar Sentelhas Simone da Costa Mello |
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| description | ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different plastic covers on microclimate and cherry tomato yield in greenhouses. The experiments were carried out in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo (Brazil), during three growing periods (2008/2009/2010). A greenhouse was divided in: Environment I (EI) - covered with plastic film anti-UV and thermo-reflective shading screen, and Environment II (EII) - covered with diffusive plastic film; monitored with automatic weather sensors; and cultivated with cherry tomato (‘Sweet Grape’ and ‘Sweet Million’). Use of diffusive plastic in greenhouses provides a better inside distribution of solar energy without causing major changes in air temperature and relative humidity, resulting in higher yield (kg plant-1), fruits quantity (number plant-1) and fruits average weight than those obtained under thermo-reflective shading screen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc4e5799f4dd405283a2984d7c55f1b62022-12-22T03:19:28ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962017-08-01471010.1590/0103-8478cr20160991S0103-84782017001000204Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic coversEster HolcmanPaulo Cesar SentelhasSimone da Costa MelloABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different plastic covers on microclimate and cherry tomato yield in greenhouses. The experiments were carried out in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo (Brazil), during three growing periods (2008/2009/2010). A greenhouse was divided in: Environment I (EI) - covered with plastic film anti-UV and thermo-reflective shading screen, and Environment II (EII) - covered with diffusive plastic film; monitored with automatic weather sensors; and cultivated with cherry tomato (‘Sweet Grape’ and ‘Sweet Million’). Use of diffusive plastic in greenhouses provides a better inside distribution of solar energy without causing major changes in air temperature and relative humidity, resulting in higher yield (kg plant-1), fruits quantity (number plant-1) and fruits average weight than those obtained under thermo-reflective shading screen.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000204&lng=en&tlng=en‘Sweet Grape’‘Sweet Million’diffusive plasticsolar radiation |
| spellingShingle | Ester Holcman Paulo Cesar Sentelhas Simone da Costa Mello Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers Ciência Rural ‘Sweet Grape’ ‘Sweet Million’ diffusive plastic solar radiation |
| title | Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| title_full | Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| title_fullStr | Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| title_short | Cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| title_sort | cherry tomato yield in greenhouses with different plastic covers |
| topic | ‘Sweet Grape’ ‘Sweet Million’ diffusive plastic solar radiation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000204&lng=en&tlng=en |
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