Effect of pruning on yield and quality of selected indeterminate tomato lines

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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)
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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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"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".