Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVII, Issue 2
Written by Nikolina SHOPOVA
The aim of the experiment was to investigate the effect of planting time on the growth and yield of tomatoes, grown in conditions of late field production. The experiments were carried out during the period 2020-202 in the experimental field, Department of Horticulture at Agricultural University - Plovdiv, with cultivar Opal F . The opportunity of growing and fruiting of plants was evaluated by planting on three dates through 5 days (20th June, 5th, and 20th July). During the growing season, plant height (cm), leaf area (cm2), first flowering and first fruiting, fruit set, and yield (kg/da), were recorded. The planting time has effects on the growth and yield of tomatoes. The better performance of tomato plants was observed planting on the 20th of June as the plants fall into climatic conditions near optimal for the crop, which affects the vegetative and generative growth of plants and increases the total yield.
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