Influence of Soil Temperature in Greenhouse Tomato Production1
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- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 17 (6) , 928-929
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.17.6.928
Abstract
An increase in soil temperature from 14.0 to 21.8°C increased total yield of greenhouse tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Vendor) by 47% in the spring under warm air temperature conditions, but a rise in soil temperature from 13.8 to 20.5° increased tomato yield by only 5% in the fall. Under plastic tunnel conditions (low air temperature), heating soil increased total yields by 36% in the spring and 42% in the fall.Keywords
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