Effects of supplemental lighting and fruit thinning on fruit yield and source-sink relations of greenhouse tomato plants
Effects of supplemental lighting and fruit thinning on fruit yield and source-sink relations of greenhouse tomato plants
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DOI:
10.2503/jjshs.65.595
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发表时间:
1996-12-01
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Dafiri, M
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作者:
Gosselin, A;Xu, HL;Dafiri, M
The purpose of this study is to determine an optimal source sink relationship by pruning clusters to an appropriate size to maximize fruit yield of tomato plants grown under supplemental lighting (SL). An increase in SL from 50 to 150 mu mol .(-2). s(-1) resulted in an increase in total fruit yield and percentage of marketable fruit. Large cluster size decreased percentage of marketable fruit. A SL of 150 mu mol . m(-2). s(-1) with fruit thinning prevented the reduction in marketable fruit yield. Using a SL of 150 mu mol . m(-2). s(-1) increased photosynthesis and sugars and starch centent in leaf. Fruit thinning caused an increase in glucose, fructose, and starch content in leaf but a reduction in photosynthetic rate. A large cluster size, representing a high photosynthate demand, decreased sugars and starch content and increased photosynthetic rate. The combination of a SL of 150 mu mol . m(-2). s(-1) with 3 fruit/cluster appears to be a better source sink equilibrium during periods of low natural light.