Plant growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato affected by biodegradable and non-degradable mulches

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43510%2F19%3A43916479" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43510/19:43916479 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.17221/218/2017-HORTSCI" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.17221/218/2017-HORTSCI</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/218/2017-HORTSCI" target="_blank" >10.17221/218/2017-HORTSCI</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Plant growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato affected by biodegradable and non-degradable mulches

Original language description

Research in southern Italy assessed the effects of biodegradable mulch on fruit yield and quality of two greenhouse tomato cultivars, &apos;Coronel F1&apos; and &apos;Kero F1&apos;. Three mulching types (two MaterBi biodegradable black films, MB N2/12 amnd MB N8; black polyethylene film, low-density polyethylene (LDPE)) and not mulched control were compared. &apos;Coronel F1&apos; showed higher values of fruit yield, total crop biomass and leaf area index (LAI). MB N8 and LDPE films led to the highest fruit yield and growth indexes, whereas not mulched control to the lowest. Fruit dry residue and soluble solids were highest under MB N2/12 and MB N8, titratable acidity was highest under MB N8. Fruits grown under MB N8 and LDPE mulches attained the highest levels of colour components &quot;L&quot; and &quot;b&quot; respectively, and MB N8 the highest fruit firmness. MB N2/12 and MB N8 showed the highest levels of antioxidants and antioxidant activity. Biodegradable polymers improved root growth conditions and fruit quality, showing suitable features for sustainable vegetable production.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40105 - Horticulture, viticulture

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Horticultural Science

ISSN

0862-867X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

46

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

138-145

UT code for WoS article

000488288200004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85072961734