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A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition.
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: Received: 8 December 2023 / Approved: 11 December 2023 / Online: 11 December 2023 (11:35:44 CET)
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Arshad, A.; Draghici, E.M.; Jerca, I.O.; Ovidiu, J.I.; Sovorn, C.; Badulescu, L.A.; Hussaan, M. A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition.. Preprints2023, 2023120695. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0695.v1
Arshad, A.; Draghici, E.M.; Jerca, I.O.; Ovidiu, J.I.; Sovorn, C.; Badulescu, L.A.; Hussaan, M. A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition.. Preprints 2023, 2023120695. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0695.v1
Arshad, A.; Draghici, E.M.; Jerca, I.O.; Ovidiu, J.I.; Sovorn, C.; Badulescu, L.A.; Hussaan, M. A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition.. Preprints2023, 2023120695. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0695.v1
APA Style
Arshad, A., Draghici, E.M., Jerca, I.O., Ovidiu, J.I., Sovorn, C., Badulescu, L.A., & Hussaan, M. (2023). A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition.. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0695.v1
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Arshad, A., Liliana Aurelia Badulescu and Muhammad Hussaan. 2023 "A Case Study to Evaluate the Horticultural Performance of Greenhouse Cherry Tomatoes Based on Progressive Growth Report (PGR), Productivity and Nutritional Composition." Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0695.v1
Abstract
The dynamic process of plants’ growth is primarily influenced by interconnected biochemical and physiological activities that operate throughout different growing phases. These processes respond to environmental conditions, affecting plant development and productivity. The present studies were carried out to investigate greenhouse conditions' impact on winter-grown cherry tomatoes (Cheramy F1) in terms of growth, yield, and nutritional composition.Data was collected on various dates during the period extending from December 2022 to March 2023. The greenhouse temperature varies from 22°C to 25.47°C (avg. 21.20°C) during plant growth and from 20°C to 23.85°C during fruit-bearing. Average CO2 concentration was 349.19 ppm; average light was 240.93 w/m2. Measured growth parameters include plant height, leaf growth, stem diameter, leaf spacing, leaf count, leaf area, and inflorescence count per plant. The key results of this study revealed the progressive growth report (PGR), which predicted the daily potential growth rate of plants: plant height, 2.86 to 3.81 cm/day; growth rate of mature old leaf: 0.003988 m2/day; middle younger leaf: 0.008733 m2/day; top Nascent leaf: 0.010722 m2/day; three to five leaves per week; and one inflorescence per week. In our accidental observation, we observed that plants with different orientations and growing spots within the greenhouse responded differently in view of their growth parameters. A exceedingly significant interaction among the inflorescence was found in view of length of inflorescence, number of fruits inflorescence, total fruit mass inflorescence, average fruit mass inflorescence, fruit dry matter inflorescence, fruit height inflorescence, and fruit diameter inflorescence. A non-significant interaction was found between the fruit keeping quality (Shelf days), fruit size, and inflorescence number. Inflorescence with a high, lower leaf area appeared to have high productivity. The nutritional composition of fruit was also different among the inflorescences.. The study's goal is to investigate and gather data to test the hypothesis that changes in greenhouse conditions and the adoption of green management practices will directly influence plant growth attributes, productivity, and fruit quality. The findings of this research could be valuable for optimizing greenhouse operations to enhance crop yields and quality while also promoting environmental sustainability.
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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