GREEN COLOURED SHADE NETS EFFECTS ON SOIL WATER CONTENT AND PLANT ROOT DISTRIBUTIONS ON TOMATO CULTIVARS

TEZCAN N. Y.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.27, no.11, pp.7698-7703, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.7698-7703
  • Keywords: Shade net, solar radiation, tomato, soil water content, root distribution, USE EFFICIENCY, YIELD, MICROCLIMATE, PERFORMANCE, QUALITY, GROWTH
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Netting is frequently used to protect agricultural crops from excessive solar radiation, environmental hazards, or pests (bird, or insect proof nets). It is either applied by itself over net house constructions, or combined with greenhouse tecnologies. In Turkey, Black and green coloured nets were commonly used for shading from Spring to Autumn. The aim of the present study was to study the influence of four shade factors (95%, 75%, 55% and 40%) of green shade netting on soil water content and plant root distributions (mg dry root per cm(3) of soil) in two different tomato cultivars: Industrial ankon and Beef tomato. In irrigation, amount of irrigation water were calculated by using the measurements taken from Class-A Evaporation Pan located outside. The plant-root zone soil water status was monitored gravimetrically fifteen days interval.