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Tomato Germplasm Evaluation for Growth and Productivity in the Virgin Islands

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  • Collingwood, Charles D.
  • Crossman, Stafford M.A.
  • Palada, Manuel C.

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Five tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) cultivars, Calypso, Celebrity, Caraibo, Floradade and UH-N69, were field grown during two seasons (spring of 1991 and 1992) to evaluate their growth characteristics and productivity in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1991, highest total yields of 44.9, 41.7 and 40.3 ton/ha were produced by UH-N69, Floradade and Celebrity; respectively. Cultivars UH-N69 and Floradade produced the largest quantity of marketable fruits (41.8 and 38.2 ton/ha, respectively). The mean fruit size of Floradade (174 g), Celebrity (170 g), Calypso (169 g) and UH-N69 (163 g) were all significantly larger than fruits of Caraibo (125 g). Fruits of Celebrity and Calypso contained the highest percentage of total soluble solids of 4.5 and 4.7%, respectively. In 1992, yields of all cultivars were generally lower than those obtained in 1991 due to severe infestation of whiteflies and disease infection. Cultivars UH-N69 and Celebrity produced high marketable yields of 32.3 and 30.0 ton/ha, respectively. These cultivars displayed more vigorous growth resulting in plants that were taller than other cultivars. Fruits produced by Celebrity, Calypso and Floradade were larger than Caraibo. In these trials, Celebrity, Floradade and UH-N69 were the best cultivars for fresh market tomato production in the Virgin Islands.

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  • Collingwood, Charles D. & Crossman, Stafford M.A. & Palada, Manuel C., 1992. "Tomato Germplasm Evaluation for Growth and Productivity in the Virgin Islands," 28th Annual Meeting, August 9-15, 1992, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 259022, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:cfcs92:259022
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259022
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    1. Pilgrim, R.N. & Francis, R.L., 1986. "ON FARM EVALUATION OF FIVE TOMATO CULTIVARS (Lycopersicon esculentum) FOR YIELD AND FUSARIUM WILT (Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici), TOLERANCE IN ST. LUCIA," 22nd Annual Meeting, August 25-29, 1986, St. Lucia 261323, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
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    1. Nandwani, D. & Dennery, S. & Forbes, V. & Geiger, T., 2014. "Evaluation Of Four Tomato Varieties For Commercial Organic Production In The U.S. Virgin Islands," 50th Annual Meeting, July 7-11, 2014, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 253334, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
    2. Palada, Manuel C. & Davis, Allison M., 2001. "Yield Performance Of Tomato Cultivars Grown Under Organic Management System," 37th Annual Meeting, July 15-20, 2001, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 256676, Caribbean Food Crops Society.

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