Improved Fruit Quality and Yield when Melons and Cherry Tomatoes were Grown in the Air-dome Greenhouse Compared to the Commonly Used Iron-frame Polyethylene Cover Greenhouse

Autor:	Byoung Yong Moon, Hyo Gil Choi, Gyeong Lee Choi, Jae Han Lee, Joon Kook Kwon, Nam Jun Kang, Seung Hwa Lee
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	biology Melon Greenhouse Polyethylene biology.organism_classification chemistry.chemical_compound Light intensity Cherry tomato chemistry Agronomy Yield (wine) Carbon dioxide Environmental science Sugar
Zdroj:	Journal of Agriculture & Life Science. 51:87-96
ISSN:	2383-8272 1598-5504
DOI:	10.14397/jals.2017.51.4.87
Popis:	This study was carried out to explore possibilities of cultivating horticultural crops in the air-dome greenhouse in comparison to the common iron-frame greenhouse as the standard. The levels of carbon dioxide and atmospheric pressure measured inside the air-dome greenhouse turned out to be higher than those measured inside the iron-frame greenhouse. Contrastingly, light intensity was relatively weaker inside the air-dome greenhouse due to the air-inflated double layers. Plants of melon and cherry tomato were cultivated from May 2 to August 12, 2016, respectively in the two greenhouses. For melon plants, growth in the air-dome greenhouse effectively increased fruit weight as well as trunk circumference compared to iron-frame greenhouse. Moreover, soluble sugar content of melon fruit was significantly higher when cultivated in the air-dome greenhouse. For cherry tomato plants, fruit yield of cherry tomato was significantly increased inside the air-dome greenhouse. Furthermore, it has been found that the air-dome greenhouse was considerably effective in shortening the growing period of melon and cherry tomato plants in comparison to the iron-frame greenhouse.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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