Influence of culture system on production at some grafted tomato cultivares

Abstract

The research has watched the influence of the culture system on the production at some grafted tomato cultivares. The experimental variants were grafted tomatoes: 'Alambra'/'Titron', 'Alambra'/'Beaufort', 'Alambra'/'Suketto', 'Alambra'/'Konkurabe', 'Cypriana'/'Titron', 'Cypriana'/'Beaufort', 'Cypriana'/'Suketto' and 'Cypriana'/'Konkurabe' grown at a density of 12000 and 15000 plants / ha and ungrafted tomatoes (control): 'Alambra' and 'Cypriana', grown at a density 24000 plants / ha. The culture system at grafted plants was with one and two stalks, at ungrafted plants was with one stalk. Were made determinations, observations and interpretations regarding the influence of the culture system on the production (quantity - t/ha, quality - SR 1421/2003 and earliness – days between planting and first harvest). The best results at quantity were obtained from grafted tomatoes with two stalks, then ungrafted tomatoes and grafted tomatoes conducted with a stalks; at commercial quality, grafted tomatoes were superior. At earliness, the grafted plants were late compared with the ungrafted plants. The culture system of the grafted tomatoes influence the production.