Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Li, Tongyin
Committee Member
Bi, Guihong
Committee Member
Cox, Michael S.
Committee Member
Harkess, Richard L.
Date of Degree
12-9-2022
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Horticulture
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Abstract
Sustainable practices were evaluated for the production of two warm season vegetable crops, tomato and chile peppers. The first study investigated the plant vegetative growth, fruit production timing, yield components and fruit quality of three hybrid and three heirloom tomato cultivars grown in a high tunnel using grafted and non-grafted plants. Grafting the selected tomato cultivars with the two rootstock types did not alter total marketable yield of any cultivar, but affected overall stem diameter, fruit color, and β-carotene concentrations of tested tomato cultivars. The second study evaluated the plant growth, yield, and fruit quality of nine heirloom chile pepper cultivars treated with three types of biostimulants during 2020 and 2021. Biostimulant application did not affect marketable yield in 2020 or 2021, but enhanced fruit quality including fruit length, diameter, and green coloration.
Recommended Citation
Arthur, Jacob, "Evaluation of warm season vegetables using sustainable production practices" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 5727.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5727
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