YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TWO INDUSTRIAL TOMATO HYBRIDS IN DIFFERENT PLANT POPULATIONS

Abstract

The spatial adjustment of tomato plant arrangement for industrial processing is a simple technology that allows better use of area, yield and product quality. Thus, the objective of this research was to evaluate the agronomic characteristics of industrial tomato hybrids in different plant populations. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design and the treatments were arranged in a 2 x 6 factorial scheme, with 4 replications. The treatments were two tomato hybrids (H 1301 and HMX 7885) and six plant populations (18000, 22000, 26000, 30000, 34000 and 38000 plants per hectare). The plant population affected the yield and pulp yield in the industrial tomato independent of the hybrid.