Developments in the control of growing conditions in Dutch glasshouse horticulture.

Kooistra, E.

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“…Durante los meses de invierno la luz constituye generalmente el factor principal que limita la productividad de los cultivos protegidos (Kooistra, 1986), numerosas experiencias desarrolladas en latitudes superiores confirman esta hipótesis, determinándose para algunos cultivos como tomate y pepino que una reducción del 1% de iluminación suponen reducciones del 1% en producción (Cockshull, 1989).…”

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Gestión de riego en cultivo de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) en sustrato bajo invernadero: evaluación de la transpiración durante la ontogenia

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Gestión de riego en cultivo de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) en sustrato bajo invernadero: evaluación de la transpiración durante la ontogenia

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The effect of different day/night temperature regimes on growth, development and yield of glasshouse tomatoes

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1988

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Effects of day and night air temperature in early season on growth, productivity and energy use of spring tomato

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2001

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Papadopoulos, A. P. and Hao, X. 2001. Effects of day and night air temperature in early season on growth, productivity and energy use of spring tomato. Can. J. Plant. Sci. 81: 303-311. Effects of air temperature on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) growth, yield and heating energy consumption were investigated in spring of 1993 and 1994. Tomato plants were grown under nine day/night air temperature regimes formed by factorial combination of three day (19, 20 and 21°C) and three night (16, 17 and 18°C) heating temperature set points. Early (until 30 April) fruit yield increased but early fruit size decreased with increasing daily average air temperature (MT, 24-h mean). The plants grown under high daily average air temperature early in the season had lower fruit yield late in the season. Plants grown under high night air temperature (NT) and low day air temperature (DT) during the early production period achieved high fruit yield in early season and avoided the negative effects of high MT on early fruit size; these plants also had high yield and large fruit size late in the season. The different day and night heating temperature regimes studied caused no more than 10% in heating energy use variation. Therefore, for greenhouse tomato production under Great Lakes conditions (approx. 42°N), the optimal day/night air temperature (from January to April) is 20.8-21.0/18.5-19.0°C (actual air temperatures). Key words:Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato, yield, quality, fruit size, daily average air temperature (MT), day-night air temperature difference (DIF), day air temperature (DT), night air temperature (NT) Greenhouses are designed to enhance crop productivity or to produce crops out of season by providing a favourable plant growth environment. Heating to increase greenhouse temperature in cold climates has a major effect on the cost of operation, as well as on productivity. This has motivated considerable research on the effects of day (DT) and night (NT) air temperature on the growth and productivity of greenhouse crops. Daily average air temperature (24-H mean, MT) was clearly found to affect the growth rate of greenhouse plants. Growth, expressed in terms of dry weight, leaf area or stem length, reached a maximum at 21-23°C for vegetative sweet peppers (Bakker and Van Uffelen 1988) and at around 25°C for vegetative tomato plants (Hussey 1965). However, faster growth rates in crop plants do not always lead to higher yield. Also, optimal temperatures for early and final yield may differ. High temperature during the early growth period promoted leaf expansion and thus light interception, as well as flowering, fruit development and early yield (Slack and Hand 1983;Pearce et al. 1993;Challa et al. 1995). However, de Koning (1988 found that high air temperature enhanced early fruit growth at the expense of vegetative growth. While early yield was positively correlated to high NT, final yield was not affected by high NT (Slack and Calvert 1978).Air temperature also affects fruit quality. Low air temperature increased...

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Developments in the control of growing conditions in Dutch glasshouse horticulture.

Abstract: A short review and discussion on recent advances in greenhouse heating and ventilation, energy saving, growing on artificial substrates, and automated management information systems. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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Gestión de riego en cultivo de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) en sustrato bajo invernadero: evaluación de la transpiración durante la ontogenia

Gestión de riego en cultivo de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) en sustrato bajo invernadero: evaluación de la transpiración durante la ontogenia

The effect of different day/night temperature regimes on growth, development and yield of glasshouse tomatoes

Effects of day and night air temperature in early season on growth, productivity and energy use of spring tomato

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