EARLIBRIGHT, AN EARLY PROCESSING TOMATO

1986 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-419
Author(s):  
JOHN G. METCALF ◽  
WILLARD P. MOHR ◽  
ANDRES A. REYES
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Processing Tomato ◽  
Fruit Cracking ◽  
Early Processing ◽  
Blossom End Rot

Earlibright is an early, multiple hand-picked, dark crimson colored tomato suitable for the whole-pack and juice industry. It is resistant to blossom end rot, fruit cracking, and sun bleaching.Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum, blossom end rot, fruit cracking, sun bleaching, ethephon

scholarly journals Soil Moisture and Cultivar Influence Cracking, Blossom-end Rot, Zippers, and Yield of Staked Fresh-market Tomatoes

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade J. Sperry ◽  
Jeanine M. Davis ◽  
Douglas C. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Fruit Cracking ◽  
Blossom End Rot ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch

Two crack-resistant and two crack-susceptible fresh-market tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars were evaluated at varied soil moisture levels for physiological fruit defects and yield. Cultural practices recommended for staked-tomato production in North Carolina with raised beds, black polyethylene mulch, and drip irrigation were used. Soil moisture levels of less than −15.0, −30 to −40, and greater than −70 kPa were maintained and monitored using daily tensiometer readings. Soil moisture level had no effect on fruit cracking, blossom-end rot, zippers, or yield. However, there-were large differences among cultivars for fruit defects and total and marketable yields.

Effects of row arrangement and plant density on yield and quality of early, small-vined processing tomatoes

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Warner ◽  
X. Hao ◽  
T. Q. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Single Row ◽  
Tomato Processing ◽  
Early Processing ◽  
Blossom End Rot ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Processing Tomatoes

Early processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cv. H9230 and N 1045 were field grown with three row arrangements and two plant population densities in 1999, 2000 and 2001 to investigate their effects on fruit yield, quality, and foliar and fruit diseases. An equidistant single row arrangement (75/75 cm) resulted in similar or higher yield compared with the two less-even twin row arrangements (60/90 cm and 40/110 cm) over the 3 yr. The equidistant single row arrangement (75/75 cm) and wide twin row arrangement (60/90 cm) had reduced foliar and fruit diseases in a wet year (2000). However, the incidence of blossom-end rot was greater in the equidistant single row arrangement in a dry year (2001). Increasing the plant density from 33 300 to 40 400 plants ha-1 by reducing the plant spacing within the row from 40 to 33 cm increased the yield by 3–5 t ha-1. Row arrangement or plant density did not affect fruit size or soluble solids. Fruit size and soluble solids of H9230 were consistently greater than those of N1045 in all 3 yr. For production of early, small-vined processing tomatoes in southwestern Ontario, an equidistant single row arrangement with a plant density of 40 000 plants ha-1 is suggested. Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato, processing, yield, soluble solids, blossom-end rot

Water management strategies to enhance fruit solids and yield of drip irrigated processing tomato

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Warner ◽  
C. S. Tan ◽  
T. Q. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Total Solid ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Irrigation Regime ◽  
Processing Tomato ◽  
Blossom End Rot

Processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cv. H9553 was used to investigate the effects of water management strategies on fruit yield, quality and solids production in southwestern Ontario over a 3-yr period (2003-2005). Treatments included four levels of drip irrigation (1.2, 1.0, 0.8 and 0.5 of potential crop evapotranspiration, ETc) during the growing season, three preharvest water cutoff times (4, 3 and 2 wk preharvest) and an unirrigated treatment. Irrigation generally increased total and marketable fruit yield, increased the average fruit weight and reduced green fruit yield and blossom-end rot when compared with the unirrigated treatment. Percent fruit solids were reduced, but total solid yields (t ha-1) were increased by irrigation. In a dry year (2005), fruit and total solid yields increased with irrigation water level but were not affected by the preharvest water cutoff time. In wetter years, the irrigation regime that applied the least water (0.5 ETc) reduced the amount of water applied to the crop while maintaining high yields and fruit quality. Fruit maturity, colour, firmness and the amount of culled fruit were not influenced by either the irrigation water level or the preharvest water cutoff time. The irrigation regime that applied the least water when used in combination with an early preharvest water cutoff appeared to counteract the reduction in percent fruit solids associated with irrigation. Some reduction in yield may occur with this irrigation regime and rainfall may interfere with implementation of this strategy. Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum, yield, blossom-end rot

EFFECT OF IRRIGATION AND PLANT POPULATION ON YIELD, FRUIT SPECK AND BLOSSOM-END ROT OF PROCESSING TOMATOES

1985 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. TAN ◽  
B. N. DHANVANTARI
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Plant Population ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Available Soil Moisture ◽  
Blossom End Rot ◽  
Irrigation Effects ◽  
Processing Tomatoes

Two tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars, Heinz-2653 and Campbell-28, were grown on Fox loamy sand in the subhumid region of southern Ontario from 1979 to 1982. Irrigation increased the marketable yields of H-2653 in a dry year, 1982, but not in the other years. Irrigation substantially increased marketable yields of C-28 in 1979 and 1982. Irrigation, when the available soil moisture (ASM) level reached 50%, was no more effective than when the ASM level in the soil was allowed to drop to 25%. Without irrigation yield increased as plant population increased in normal and wet years, but not in a dry year. Blossom-end rot (BER) of C-28 cultivar was markedly reduced by irrigation. Effects of irrigation or plant population treatments on the incidence of fruit speck did not appear to be significant.Key words: Available soil moisture, Lycopersicon esculentum, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, fruit speck

Soil thermal and productive responses of biodegradable mulch materials in a processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) crop

Soil Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta M. Moreno ◽  
Alicia Cirujeda ◽  
Joaquín Aibar ◽  
Carmen Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Barley Straw ◽  
Processing Tomato ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill

Mulch materials of different origin and colour are available in the agricultural sector as sustainable alternatives to the use of polyethylene (PE). Mulching modifies soil temperature and consequently affects crop yields. This work assessed the thermal and productive responses of different mulch materials in two different geo-climatic conditions during a 3-year integrated field study on processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Two biodegradable plastic mulches (BD1, BD2), one oxo-degradable material (OB), two types of paper (PP1, PP2) and one barley-straw cover (BS) were compared with two control treatments: black PE and manual weeding (MW). Soil temperature variables (maximum, minimum and mean temperature, soil growing degree-days and soil temperature amplitude) and production variables (marketable and total yield, mean fruit weight) were considered. Thermally, PE could be considered an atypical mulch causing higher temperatures in the soil, but it is not associated with a higher yield. Responses of PE, PP2 and MW were independent of the geo-environmental conditions, whereas OB, BD1 and BD2 had similar thermal and productive responses to each other in different environments. Tomato yield was correlated positively only with the minimum soil temperature, especially when excluding PE.

scholarly journals Nitrogen and Phosphorus Preconditioning of Small-plug Seedlings Influence Processing Tomato Productivity

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Garton ◽  
Irvin E. Widders
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Root Growth ◽  
Seedling Establishment ◽  
Shoot Growth ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Processing Tomato ◽  
Shoot Tissue ◽  
Growing Medium ◽  
Marketable Fruit ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

Seedlings of processing tomato `H 2653' (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were cultured in 288-cell (< 6 cm3 volume) plug trays in a soilless growing medium. Pretransplant fertilization with nutrient solutions containing 10 or 20 mm N and 2 or 5 mm P for 10 days altered the total ammoniacal-N and P, and the soluble NO3-N and PO4-P concentrations in the shoot tissue at transplanting. Post-transplanting shoot and root growth were more rapid in late May plantings than in earlier plantings. The 20-mm N and 2-mm P pretransplant treatment caused the most rapid shoot growth following early season plantings in the field. Rapid seedling establishment after transplanting was generally not a good indicator of potential fruit yield. The 5-mm P pretransplant treatment produced higher marketable fruit yields in early plantings but not in later. Culture of seedlings under a low fertilization regime (5.4 mm N, 1.0 mm P, and 1.6 mm K) before pretransplant treatment produced as high or higher fruit yields than did seedlings from a higher regimen. Withholding fertilizer temporarily before transplanting resulted in a depletion in tissue N and P concentrations, slow post-transplanting shoot growth, and lower yields.

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