Achieving sustainable cultivation of tomatoes / edited by Dr. Autar K. Mattoo, USDA-ARS, USA and Professor Avtar K. Handa, Purdue University, USA.
This book reviews key developments in tomato breeding, including developing improved varieties with desirable traits such as drought or pest resistance. It also discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques as well as pests, diseases and their control.
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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing,
2017.
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| Series: | Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ;
no. 7. |
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Table of Contents:
- Series list ; Acknowledgements ; Preface ; Introduction ; Part 1 Cultivation techniques ; Part 2 Plant physiology and breeding ; Part 3 Diseases, pests and weeds ; Summary ; Part 1 Cultivation techniques ; Chapter 1 Modelling crop growth and yield in tomato cultivation ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Review of tomato crop modelling and introduction of the CROPGRO-Tomato model ; 3 Important processes and temperature sensitivities in the CROPGRO-Tomato model.
- 4 Integrating temperature effects and simulating growth and yield for tomato crops 5 Water and nitrogen balance in the CROPGRO-Tomato model ; 6 Illustrating growth dynamics of the CROPGRO-Tomato model and evaluations against field data ; 7 Simulating tomato growth and yield response under N-limited and water-limited conditions ; 8 Summary ; 9 Future trends in research ; 10 Where to look for further information ; 11 References ; Chapter 2 Optimizing yields in tomato cultivation: maximizing tomato plant use of resources ; 1 Introduction.
- 2 Factors affecting stomatal opening in tomato plants 3 Interaction of stomatal opening factors ; 4 Cultivation practices to maximize tomato plant use of resources ; 5 Evaluation of plant water status ; 6 Future trends and conclusion ; 7 Acknowledgements ; 8 References ; Chapter 3 Improving water and nutrient management in tomato cultivation ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Overview of tomato production systems ; 3 Environmental regulations affecting tomato production in the United States.
- 4 Changing approaches to water and nutrient management: from optimizing production to optimizing input efficiency 5 Irrigation management systems for tomato production ; 6 Optimizing irrigation volumes and scheduling ; 7 Fertilization in tomato production: introduction and soil sampling ; 8 Nutrient sources for tomato production ; 9 Optimizing nitrogen (N) rates ; 10 Fertilizer recommendations, nutrient uptake and leaching ; 11 Implications of water and fertilizer use for food safety ; 12 Teaching water and nutrient management to tomato producers.
- 13 Future trends and conclusion 14 Where to look for further information ; 15 References ; Chapter 4 Organic greenhouse tomato production ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Principles and standards of organic greenhouse cultivation ; 3 Expansion of organic protected tomato cultivation around the world ; 4 Types of greenhouses used for organic tomato cultivation around the world ; 5 Productivity and profitability of organic greenhouse tomato production ; 6 Cultivar and rootstock selection and seedling production ; 7 Organic greenhouse production systems.
- 1. Modelling crop growth and yield in tomato cultivation / Kenneth J. Boote, University of Florida, USA
- 2. Optimizing yields in tomato cultivation: maximizing tomato plant use of resources / V.S. Almeida, F.T. Delazari, C. Nick, W.L. Araújo and D.J.H. Silva, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
- 3. Improving water and nutrient management in tomato cultivation / E. Simonne, M. Ozores-Hampton, A. Simonne and A. Gazula, University of Florida, USA
- 4. Organic greenhouse tomato production / Martine Dorais, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
- 5. Understanding and improving water-use efficiency and drought resistance in tomato / A. Zsögön, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil; and M.H. Vicente, D.S. Reartes and L.E.P. Peres, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
- 6. Ensuring the genetic diversity of tomato / Andreas W. Ebert and Lawrence Kenyon, AVRDC
- The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
- 7. Tomato plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress / C.A. Avila, S.C. Irigoyen and K.K. Mandadi, Texas A & M AgriLife Research, USA
- 8. Developments in tomato breeding: conventional and biotechnology tools / Y. Bai, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
- 9. Advances in marker-assisted breeding of tomatoes / Junming Li, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China
- 10. Genetic engineering of tomato to improve nutritional quality, resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and for non-food applications / B. Kaur and A.K. Handa, Purdue University, USA; and A.K. Mattoo, USDA-ARS, USA
- 11. Developing tomato varieties with improved flavour / M. Causse, E. Albert and C. Sauvage, INRA, France
- 12. Understanding and improving the shelf life of tomatoes / K. Wang and A.K. Handa, Purdue University, USA; and A.K. Mattoo, USDA-ARS, USA
- 13. Insect-transmitted viral diseases infecting tomato crops / H. Czosnek, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; A. Koren, Hishtil Nursery, Israel; and F. Vidavski, Tomatech R & D, Israel
- 14. Genetic resistance to viruses in tomato / Moshe Lapidot and Ilan Levin, Institute of Plant Sciences
- Volcani Center, ARO, Israel
- 15. Bio-ecology of major insect and mite pests of tomato crops in the tropics / R. Srinivasan, AVRDC
- The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
- 16. Integrated pest management in tomato cultivation / Robert L. Gilbertson, Marcela Vasquez-Mayorga and Mônica Macedo, University of California-Davis, USA; and R. Muniappan, Virginia Tech, USA
- 17. Developing disease-resistant tomato varieties / D.R. Panthee, J.P. Kressin and P. Adhikari, North Carolina State University, USA
- 18. Integrated weed management in tomato cultivation / Francesco Tei and Euro Pannacci, University of Perugia, Italy.