High tunnels extend the growing season in warm season crops tomato, cucumber and bell pepper

dc.contributor.authorSplichal, Kyla Louise
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-18T16:27:20Z
dc.date.available2021-03-18T16:27:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractHigh tunnels are used to modify the crop environment by trapping solar energy, providing protection from unfavorable weather events, and extending the growing season in temperate regions. This project assessed yield and quality in three independent cultivar trials of warm-season crops tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown under high tunnel production compared with an outdoor field in eastern and western North Dakota. Tomato yields in the high tunnel were increased by 1.4 times over the field trial yields. Yields from the pepper cultivar trials both inside the high tunnel and outside field were comparable to one another at 1.24 kg plant-1 and 1.06 kg plant-1, respectively. Cucumber yields in the high tunnel were increased by 1.7 times over the field trial yields. Results indicate that in North Dakota, high tunnels extended the growing season, and increased production relative to field conditions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/31808
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdfen_US
dc.subjectbell pepperen_US
dc.subjectcucumberen_US
dc.subjecthigh tunnelen_US
dc.subjecthoophouseen_US
dc.subjectseason extensionen_US
dc.subjecttomatoen_US
dc.titleHigh tunnels extend the growing season in warm season crops tomato, cucumber and bell pepperen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ndsu.advisorHatterman-Valenti, Harlene
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.departmentPlant Sciencesen_US

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