Impact of greenhouse height on growth, physiological changes, and yield of two cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivars

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Cherry tomato Dang Komen Red Cherry 603 Maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II

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Premkamon Jitpong
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; Master of Science Program in Agricultural Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Janyaporn Jannoi
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Wittaya Sastawittaya
Tropical Vegetable Research Center, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaengsaen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhonpathom 73140, Thailand
Ryosuke Mega
Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8511, Japan
Pariyanuj Chulaka
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Jutiporn Thussagunpanit
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Abstract


Background and Objective: Cherry tomato is a vegetable that has high commercial demand. The objective of this study was to compare the growth, physiological changes, and yield of tomatoes grown in different heights of the greenhouse and in 2 cultivars of cherry tomatoes.
Methodology: The experimental design was a split plot in a completely randomized design. The main plot was two types of greenhouses (3 m height and 4 m height greenhouses), and the sub-plot was two cultivars of cherry tomato (‘Dang Komen’ and ‘Red Cherry 603’).
Main Results: The heights of the greenhouse and cultivars did not affect stem height and amount of inflorescences/plant. Measurement of physiological changes found that the maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) of tomato plants grown in the 3 m height green-house (0.67 ± 0.03) was significantly lower than those grown in the 4 m height greenhouse (0.70 ± 0.02) at P < 0.05. In addition, the Fv/Fm of tomato ‘Dang Komen’ (0.67 ± 0.03) was significantly lower than tomato ‘Red Cherry 603’ (0.70 ± 0.02) at P < 0.05. After harvesting, tomato ‘Red Cherry 603’ had a significantly higher percentage of fruit set/plant (15.12 ± 2.26%) and the total yield/plant (322.59 ± 59.90 g) than tomato ‘Dang Komen’ (3.20 ± 0.58% and 80.72 ± 19.97 g, respectively) at P < 0.05. Furthermore, tomato ‘Red Cherry 603’ grown in a 3 m height greenhouse exhibited the highest ascorbic acid, lycopene, and β-carotene contents (341.25 ± 14.93, 11.44 ± 0.08, and 5.88 ± 0.10 mg/kg FW, respectively).
Conclusions: Cherry tomatoes grown in a 4 m height greenhouse showed a high level of quantum efficiency. Tomato ‘Red Cherry 603’ exhibited the highest yield. Growing tomatoes in a 3 m height greenhouse caused the highest content of ascorbic acid, lycopene, and β-carotene.


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