Effects of soil and air temperature on growth, development and water use of tomatoes.

Authors

  • A.T. Abdelhafeez
  • H. Harssema
  • G. Veri
  • K. Verkerk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v19i2.17316

Abstract

In glasshouse experiments (a) without air temperature control and soil temperatures ranging from 14 degrees to 29 degrees C, and (b) with constant air temperatures of 17 degrees , 21 degrees and 25 degrees C and soil temperatures ranging from 12 degrees to 30 degrees C, growth of tomato plants was reduced at soil temperatures below 17 degrees C and air temperatures below 20 degrees C. Soil temperature did not influence reproductive development very much; root extension was somewhat influenced by soil temperature, and high soil temperatures increased the water use. A late but rather profuse flowering was produced by low air temperatures. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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1971-05-01

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