Plant growth, yield, fruit quality and residual biomass composition of tomato as affected by mulch type
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43510%2F20%3A43917695" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43510/20:43917695 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.63" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.63</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.63" target="_blank" >10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.63</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Plant growth, yield, fruit quality and residual biomass composition of tomato as affected by mulch type
Original language description
This research was carried out to assess the effects of biodegradable mulching films on fruit yield and quality performances of greenhouse grown tomato, in southern Italy. Four mulching treatments (two MaterBi biodegradable black films, MB N2/12 and MB N8, having 15 and 12 µm thickness respectively; black polyethylene film, LDPE, 50 µm thick; non-mulched control) were compared using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. LDPE resulted in higher harvest precocity than non-mulched control. The biodegradable MB N8 and the plastic LDPE films led to the highest fruit yield, total crop biomass and leaf area index, whereas the non-mulched control had the lowest values in terms of overall performances. Fruit dry matter and soluble solids were the highest under the biodegradable films MB N2/12 and MB N8, and the lowest in the control. Titratable acidity and color component "a" were the highest under MB N8 and the lowest in the control. Fruits of MB N8 and LDPE attained the highest levels of color components "L" and "b" respectively, the biodegradable mulch MB N8 also led to the highest fruit firmness. The highest antioxidant concentrations and activities were obtained from the biodegradable films. Biodegradable mulch films MB N2/12 and MB N8 proved to be as effective as the plastic film in terms of tomato yield, but the positive effect on fruit quality and antioxidant content as well as the environmentally friendly features of those films also increase their importance.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40105 - Horticulture, viticulture
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Acta Horticulturae 1271
ISBN
978-94-6261-269-3
ISSN
0567-7572
e-ISSN
2406-6168
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
465-471
Publisher name
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Place of publication
Leuven
Event location
Istanbul
Event date
Aug 12, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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