The Effect of Temperature and Precipitation Conditions on the Growth and Development Dynamics of Five Cultivars of Processing Tomato

Abstract

Cultivation of field tomato in Poland meets unfavorable temperature and precipitation conditions, which affect yield and quality. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of temperature and precipitation conditions on the growth and development dynamics of five cultivars of processing tomato. The analysis took into account the key morphological characteristics of the plant, the inflorescence and fruit, which determine the suitability of the cultivar for processing. Analysis of the effect of meteorological elements on the stem development showed that stem length was most strongly influenced by precipitation – both total precipitation and frequency, rather than by temperature; the greater the rainfall, the more intensive stem elongation. High levels of precipitation limited gains in stem thickness. The number of flowers and fruits formed per inflorescence was negatively correlated with temperature. Excessive precipitation during the entire growing period led to formation of smaller fruits. The length and width of the fruit were negatively correlated with the frequency of precipitation in all stages, and with total precipitation during the period from planting to setting of the first fruits. A beneficial effect of temperature on the length and width of the fruit was noted during the entire growing period. The tomato fruit formed a thicker pericarp when precipitation was more frequent.

Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Changes under Different Cover Crops, Soil Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilization Management

“…Both diameters were higher in 2015 than in the 2014 tomato growing season. According to Jędrszczyk et al [27] field-grown tomatoes are particularly sensitive to low temperatures, and air temperature can affect the size of marketable tomato fruits. In our study, air temperatures were consistently higher in 2015 than in 2014 (Table 1), this could have had a beneficial effect on fruit length and width.…”

Forecasting of Tomato Yields Using Attention-Based LSTM Network and ARMA Model

“…The collected data are summarized in Table 1. Jędrszczyk et al [18] and Greco et al [19] mentioned the rainfall item as one of the exogenous variables, but since this study does not consider a model that predicts the yield of tomatoes grown in the field, but rather considers exogenous variables…”

“…The collected data are summarized in Table 1. Jędrszczyk et al [18] and Greco et al [19] mentioned the rainfall item as one of the exogenous variables, but since this study does not consider a model that predicts the yield of tomatoes grown in the field, but rather considers exogenous variables that affect tomato yield in a facility, it is considered that there is no need to consider rainfall in particular, and it was excluded from consideration. Instead, this study found that humidity rather than rainfall affects yield in facility cultivation, so the experiment was conducted considering the maximum, minimum, and average humidity for day/night humidity.…”

The Use of the WOFOST Model to Simulate Water-Limited Yield of Early Potato Cultivars

“…The distribution of precipitation and air temperatures during the growing season has a significant impact on crop yields [1][2][3]. High temperatures adversely affect plant production, resulting in shorter growing periods and shorter biomass accumulation periods [4][5][6].…”