"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme agronomy".
Effect of pruning on yield and quality of selected indeterminate tomato lines
Abstract:
In this study, we investigated the effect of prunning intensity on
tomato fruit yield of five introductions and one variety. Tomato
line significantly affected all tomato yield components in addition
to marketable and non-marketable yield. The number of
marketable fruits per hectare was highest in line P20 (319,692)
followed by line 186-2 (06) (163,7730). Prunning intensity also
influenced all tomato yield components except total fruit yield
(t/ha). The number of marketable fruits per hectare was highest
in the 2-stem system (136,518) followed by the 3-stem system
(135,251), while the least was recorded in the single stem
prunning system. Pending wide-scale evaluation of these lines,
P20 and 186-2(06) have potential of becoming good varieties
in Tanzania.
Dans cette étude, nous avons étudié l’effet de l’intensité
« prunning » sur le rendement des fruits de tomate de cinq
introductions et d’une variété. La lignée de tomate a
significativement affecté toutes les composantes du rendement
de tomates, en plus de rendement commercialisable et non
négociables. Le nombre de fruits commercialisables par hectare
était plus élevé dans P20 ligne (319 692), suivie par la ligne
186-2 (06) (163,7730). L’intensité Prunning aussi a influencé
tous les composantes du rendement de tomate, sauf la production
de fruits total (t / ha). Le nombre de fruits commercialisables
par hectare est le plus élevé dans le système 2-tige (136 518),
suivie par le système 3-tige (135 251), tandis que, le plus faible
a été enregistré dans le système de tige unique prunning. Dans
l’attente de l’évaluation à grande échelle de ces lignes, P20 et
186-2 (06)
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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887-891
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