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Title: Hand harvest tomato variety trials. Spring 1982.
Series Title: Hand harvest tomato variety trials.
Alternate Title: Research report - Bradenton Agricultural Research & Education Center ; BRA1982-15
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Language: English
Creator: Howe, T. K.
Scott, J. W.
Waters, W. E.
Publisher: Agricultural Research & Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida
Publication Date: Spring 1982
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Agricultural Research & Education Center
IFAS, University of Florida
5007-60th Street East
Bradenton, Florida 33508-9324

Bradenton AREC Research Report BRA1982-15 September, 1982

HAND HARVEST TOMATO VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS FOR SPRING 1982

T. K. Howe, J. W. Scott, and W. E. Watersl' 2


The total value of the 1980-81 Florida tomato crop set a new record at $256.6
million according to the agricultural statistics of the Florida Crop and Livestock
Reporting Service (1). Cited as contributive to the record value for the tomato
crop was the increase in the average price per box. Total production in the state
was up 1% in 1980-81 from the previous season with 40.2 million 30-pound cartons
shipped. Ninety-six percent of the production was fresh market. Average yield for
Florida was 836 30-pound cartons per acre, down 82 cartons per acre from 1979-80.
This decrease in production was due to winter losses caused by hard freezes in
January 1981. Considering the economic value of tomatoes in Florida, and particu-
larly in the Palmetto-Ruskin area which generates over 40% of the total fresh mar-
ket production, it is important to have continuous evaluation of commercial tomato
varieties and new breeding lines in the west-central coastal area.

A replicated fresh market tomato variety trial was conducted at the Agricul-
tural Research & Education Center in Bradenton, Florida to evaluate the performance
of various commercial cultivars and IFAS breeding lines in the spring of 1982.
Twelve of the entries in the trial, 'Castlehy 1035,' 'Sunny' (formerly #674),
'Duke,' 'Flora-Dade,' 'FTE 12,' 'Hayslip,' 'Walter PF,' 'Burgis,' and four IFAS
breeding lines, 810370-BK, 810396-2, D76125 and D76127, were also a part of a
statewide IFAS variety trial. These twelve entries were evaluated at IFAS Agricul-
tural Research facilities in Quincy, Ft. Pierce, Gainesville, Immokalee, Homestead
and Bradenton, and a cumulative report covering the results of all six locations
will be reported separately.

Materials and Methods

Field preparation, one month prior to bedding, consisted of the addition of
dolomite at one ton/A and 600 lbs/A superphosphate (0-20-0) containing 80 lbs/ton
micronutrients (503 oxide). Raised beds of Myakka fine sand (2) were treated
with Tillam at 4 lbs a.i./A, incorporated, and Dowfumeo MC-33 at 350 lbs/A, (Acre=
9685 linear ft). Bed fertilizer included 19.2 lbs/100 linear bed ft of 18-0-25-2
distributed in two bands 18 inches apart, and 1.4 lbs/100 linear bed ft of both
18-0-25-2 and Nitroform' (38-0-0) broadcast in the center of each bed. The 34"
wide beds were mulched with black plastic.

1Senior Biologist (Variety Trial Program), Assistant Professor (Vegetable Breeding),
and Center Director, respectively, at the AREC-Bradenton, 5007-60th Street East,
Bradenton, FL 33508-9324.

2The authors acknowledge the technical assistance of K. Pearce, T. Cline, C. Cook,
and L. Muldowney in this work.










All en ries (Table 1) were sown on Jan. 11, 1982 in wooden flats containing
SAF-T-BLAST9 (Mineral Aggregates, Inc.), a processed product of spent coal.
Seedlings were transplanted one week later to Speedling trays (1" x 1" cells)
containing a vermiculite and peat mix (1:1) amended with superphosphate, minor
elements and potassium nitrate. Transplants were set in the field on Feb. 18,
1982. Some resetting was necessary and final resetting occurred 14 days after
initial transplanting. Plants were set 24" apart in single rows in the middle
of each bed and staked. Beds were spaced on 4.5 foot centers with irrigation
ditches every 7 rows. Four replicates of 10 plants per entry were arranged in a
randomized complete block design. Standard pesticides were applied for insect
and disease control. Additionally, a foliar spray of minor elements at 2 lbs/100
gal was applied on May 4, 1982 to supplement fertilizer under the plastic.

Fruits were harvested on May 13, 20, and 27, 1982. Tomatoes were graded as
cull or marketable, and marketable fruit was sized by machine. Both cull and
marketable fruit were counted and weighed. Defects of the cultivars were noted
during the grading procedure. Average fruit weight, % culls, and % large fruit
(6 x 6 or greater) were calculated later.

Results and Discussion

Results are in Tables 1 through 6. Data for the entire spring 1982 season
are summarized in Table 1. Individual harvest data for harvests 1, 2, and 3 are
given in Tables 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Marketable yields are singled out for
each harvest to show the season's production trends in Table 5. Cull charac-
teristics are listed in Table 6.

Entry 814042-1, referred to as A 1990 F in fall 1981, performed very well
again as in the past (3). This IFAS breeding line had significantly greater
marketable yield and large-fruit yield than all other entries at the first harvest
(Table 2). In fact, 48% of.the season's marketable yield for 814042-1 was picked
at first harvest (Table 5). The strong performance at first harvest gave 814042-1
a first place rank in seasonal totals for marketable and total yield, although
the seasonal rank was not significantly different from the next ten entries ranked
beneath it (Table 1). Seasonal yield of large fruit (6 x 6 and larger) was also
highest for 814042-1, being significantly ,different than all entries except 'FTE-
12,' 'Duke,' D76127 and 810396-2.

Several other entries performed well in this trial. As mid- to late-season
types, 'AV2170,' 'Hayslip,' D76127, 'Sunny,' 'Castlehy 1035,' 'Flora-Dade,' and
810396-2 all had 72-77% of the season's marketable yield picked at the second
and third harvests. 'Flora-Dade' had peak production at the third harvest. IFAS
line 810396-2 had concentrated production (50% of total marketable yield) at the
second harvest. 'Corda' and 'Burgis' produced fruit more uniformly throughout
the season, while 'FTE 12' produced 71% of its marketable fruit at the first and
second harvests (Tables 1-5).

Overall fruit size was not outstanding frommostof the varieties. IFAS
breeding line 814057-1 gave repeatedly superior fruit size (Tables 1-4). In no
instance did any other entry approach the fruit size of 814057-1; however, poor
yield and a high percentage of culls reduced the value of this entry in terms of
marketable yield.







Generally, fruit size declined with the progression of the season, although
some entries showed a more dramatic decrease than others, for example 814057-1.
Gray wall and rough blossom ends were the primary cull defects at first harvest
while black shoulder, off-shape, and cracking were the primary defects at the
third harvest (Table 6).

References


1. Anon. 1981.
Florida Crop


Vegetable Summary 1981.
and Livestock Reporting


Florida Agricultural Statistics.
Service, Orlando, FL. p 10.


2. Geraldson, C. M., A. J. Overman, and J. P. Jones. 1965. Combination of high
analysis fertilizer, plastic mulch, and fumigation for tomato production
on old agricultural land. Proc. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. 28:18-24.

3. Howe, T. K., J. W. Scott, and W. E. Waters. 1982. Hand harvest tomato variety
trial results for fall 1981. Bradenton AREC Res. Rept. BRA1982-8. 5 PP.


Table 1. Yields and performance of tomato entries for all harvests (5/13/82,,
5/20/82, and 5/27/82).
Marketable Total % Avg. wt./ Yield1lg. % lg.1
Entry Source Yield Yield Culls fruit fruit fruit
25 lb boxes/ 25 lb bx/
1,000 linear ft oz. 1000 lin ft

814042-1* AREC-BRA2 331.4 435.8 23.8 4.9 241.0 72.2
AV2170 Sun Seeds 331.2 418.0 20.5 4.1 170.1 50.7
Hayslip IFAS. 325.9 381.2 14.9 4.2 174.1 49.5
D76127* AREC-HOM2 318.3 405.7 21.6 4.3 182.2 56.2
Sunny(674) Asgrow 315.7 386.0 18.1 4.4 194.4 61.7
Corda Sluis & Groot 314.2 398.0 21.5 4.0 146.4 46.9
Castlehy
1035 Castle 309.4 388.4 20.4 4.2 178.5 56.7
Burgis IFAS 297.5 381.4 22.1 4.4 176.7 58.8
FTE 12 Peto Seed 293.6 391.8 25.1 4.6 200.5 67.9
Flora-Dade Asgrow 289.9 349.3 17.0 4.1 152.4 52.1
810396-2* AREC-BRA 288.2 377.2 23.6 4.7 196.5 67.2
Walter PF IFAS 277.9 391.2 22.7 4.0 176.5 59.3
Duke Peto Seed 274.2 409.8 33.1 4.9 206.0 75.3
AV2171 Sun Seeds 274.1 391.7 30.0 4.4 175.3 63.5
Castlehy
1041 Castle 265.9 359.0 26.0 4.3 146.2 55.2
810370-BK* AREC-BRA 261.7 375.0 30.2 4.7 177.0 67.9
D76125* AREC-HOM 230.4 324.7 29.2 4.0 127.1 55.2
Hybrid 58 Ferry-Morse 209.2 277.1 24.6 4.6 139.1 65.2
814508NP-1* AREC-BRA 206.3 333.8 38.1 4.4 118.1 58.3
814057-1* AREC-BRA 152.4 294.7 48.0 7.1 146.2 96.0
814511NP-1* AREC-BRA 114.4 314.9 63.8 4.3 61.4 54.4

LSD (5%) 45.7 49.6 7.2 0.5 49.4 13.2


*Not commercially available.
Large fruit are grades 6 x 6 and larger.
Abbreviation for the Agricultural Research
and Homestead (HOM).


& Education Centers in Bradenton (BRA)










Table 2. Yields and performance of tomato entries


Marketable Total
Yield Yield
25 Ib boxes/
1,000 linear ft


% Avg. wt. Yield 1g.
Culls fruit fruit
25 lb bx/
oz. 1000 lin ft


814o42-1*
AV2170
Hayslip
D76127*
Sunny(674)
Corda
Castlehy
1035
Burgis
FTE 12
Flora-Dade
810396-2*
Walter PF
Duke
AV2171
Castlehy
1041
810370-BK*
D76125*
Hybrid 58
814508NP-1*
814057-1*
814511NP-l*


AREC-BRA2
Sun Seeds
IFAS
AREC-HOM2
Asgrow
Sluis & Groot

Castle
IFAS
Peto Seed
Asgrow
AREC-BRA
IFAS
Peto Seed
Sun Seeds

Castle
AREC-BRA
AREC-HOM
Ferry-Morse
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA


LSD (5%)


159.7
89.9
73.6
83.1
76.8
109.3

87.8
98.8
106.8
68.7
78.6
78.6
88.2
69.0

79.8
99.7
70.3
93.8
34.6
92.5
31.1

43.2


*Not available commercially.
2Large fruit are grades 6 x 6 and larger.
Abbreviation for the Agricultural Research and Education Centers in Bradenton
(BRA) and Homestead (HOM).


tn +- *


% 1g.
fruit


52.4 11.2


213.1
122.5
93.9
117.4
108.4
141.6

120.5
133.7
158.5
85.3
111.4
110.8
138.9
110.3

130.0
157.9
111.3
131.3
84.6
165.3
121.3


26.5
28.8
24.1
30.0
30.8
23.5

28.6
28.6
33.7
20.8
29.2
30.9
36.2
37.7

39.3
38.5
33.2
29.1
69.3
50.3
75.6


5.1
4.2
4.7
5.0
4.9
4.4

4.5
4.9
5.1
4.4
5.4
5.1
5.6
5.3

4.8
5.5
4.4
5.0
4.6
7.8
4.9

0.7


131.3
56.2
50.3
64.6
58.2
62.9

58.5
72.6
86.8
47.4
66.2
61.6
78.3
54.9

58.1
79.7
47.7
74.2
25.5
91.0
19.8

33.1


81.4
58.8
73.0
78.1
75.3
58.2

64.5
74.0
76.2
68.4
84.0
80.6
89.0
78.1

72.0
81.3
69.3
77.5
72.8
98.5
69.3

13.2


n tY 4 *


for the first harvest (5/13/82).


Sorc CT*










Table 3. Yields and performance of tomato entries for the second harvest (5/20/82).
Marketable Total % Avg. wt./ Yieldlg. % 1g.1
Entry Source Yield Yield Culls fruit fruit fruit


25 lb boxes/
1,000 linear ft


25 lb bx/
1000 lin ft


814042-1*
AV2170
Hayslip
D76127*
Sunny(674)
Corda
Castlehy
1035
Burgis
FTE 12
Flora-Dade
810396-2*
Walter PF
Duke
AV2171
Castleby
1041
810370-BK*
D76125"
Hybrid 58
814508SP-1*
8140.57-1*
814521tNP-1*


AREC-BRA 2,
Sun. Seeds
IFAS
AREC-HOM2
Asgrow
Sluis & Groot

Castle
IFAS
Peto Seed
Asgrow
AREC-BRA
IFAS
Peto Seed
Sun Seeds

Castle
AREC-BRA
AREC-HOM
Ferry-Morse
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA


LSD (5%)


*Not commercially available.


40.8


51.5 9.2


0.7


37. 5


16.2


1Large fruit are grades 6 x 6 and larger.
2
Abbreviation for the Agricultural Research and Education Centers in Bradenton
(BRA) and Homestead (HOM).


,106.6
119.5
'128.0
130.9
129.3
89.7

105.0
103.3
103.0
95.9
144.3
121.2
110.4
107.1

87.4
107.9
62.0
69.1
81.4
48.4
52.1


139.8
143.0
142.5
159.2
149.1
105.9

122.9
124.2
124. o
117.3
167.7
142.5
155.1
143.3

107.8
144.1
79.7
82.2
124.6
82.7
123.8


21.6
16.8
10.7
17.8
13.6
15.3

15.5
16.6
17.1
17.8
14.4
14.1
28.6
27.0

19.5
23.8
22.3
16.1
36.3
46.6
57.3


4.8
4.4
*4.4-
4.3
4.4
4.1

4.1
4.3
4.3
4.0
4.7
4.4
4.9
4.3

4.4
4.6
4.1
4.3
4.5
6.5
4.3


73i.4
73.4
73.8
76.0
75.8
44.2

62.5
60.8
66.8
49.0
100.4
75.7
81.8
68.4

50.1
71.4
37.4
38.4
49.0
45.7
29.6


65.4
60.7
S 57.2
55.6
58.9
50.9

54.0
58.0
58.6
50.8
67.6
61.4
74.0
61.8

58.4
63.4
59.7
54.2
59.3
93.7
56.0


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Table 4. Yields and performance of tomato entries for the third harvest (5/27/82).
Marketable Total % Avg. wt./ Yield 1g. % 1g.
Entry Source Yield Yield Culls fruit fruit fruit


814o42-1*
AV2170
Hayslip
D76127*
Sunny(674)
Corda
Castlehy
1035
Burgis
FTE 12
Flora-Dade
810396-2*
Walter PF
Duke
AV2171
Castlehy
1041
810370-BK*
D76125*
Hybrid 58
814508NP-1*
814507-1*
814511NP-1*


AREC-BRA2
Sun Seeds
IFAS
AREC-HOM2
Asgrow
Sluis & Groot

Castle
IFAS
Peto Seed
Asgrow
AREC-BRA
IFAS
Peto Seed
Sun Seeds

Castle
AREC-BRA
AREC-HOM
Ferry-Morse
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA
AREC-BRA


LSD (5%)


25 lb boxes/
1,000 linear ft


62.7
121.9
124.3
104.3
109.6
115.3

116.6
95.4
83.8
125.4
65.3
103.1
75.7
98.1

98.7
54.2-
98.2
46.4
90.5
11.5
30.6


43.1


82.9
152.8
144.8
129.1
128.6
150.5

145.0
123.6
109.4
146.8
98.2
138.0
115.8
138.1

121.2
73.0
133.8
63.7
124.6
46.7
69.8


33.9
20.5
14.9
18.2
16.1
23.7

20.9
25.1
24.4
14.5
32.5
25.8
35.1
27.4

19.2
25.4
25.4
26.4
26.6
74.1
56.4


25 lb bx/
oz. 1000 lin ft


36.4
40.6
50.0
41.6
60.4
39.3

57.6
43.4
46.9
56.1
26.0
39.2
46.0
52.1

38.1
26.0
42.1
26.4
43.7
9.5
12.1

24.8


4.1
3.8
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.7

4.0
4.1
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.7
4.3
4.1

3.9
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.8
3.9


48.8 11.9


55.0
34.3
38.3
36.6
53.8
33.8

49.1
46.2
54.0
47.3
45.5
37.3
59.7
53.3

38.7
50.2
42.0
56.3
46.7
80.3
36.4


16.8


*Not commercially available.
ALarge fruit are grades 6 x 6 and larger.
Abbreviation for the Agricultural Research and Education Centers in Bradenton
(BRA) and Homestead (HOM).











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Table 5. Percent marketable yields of tomato entries by harvest.

First Second Third Total
Entry Source harvest harvest harvest harvest
% % % 25 lb bx/
1000 lin ft

814042-1" AREC-BRA2 48 32 19 331.4
AV2170 Sun Seeds 27 36 37 331.2
Hayslip IFAS 23 39 38 325.9
D76127* AREC-HOM 26 41 33 318.3
Sunny(674) Asgrow 24 41 35 315.7
Corda Sluis & Groot 35 29 37 314.2
Castlehy 1035 Castle 28 34 38 309.4
Burgis IFAS 33 35 32 297.5
FTE 12 Peto Seed 36 35 29 293.6
Flora-Dade Asgrow 24 33 43 289.9
810396-2* AREC-BRA 27 50 23 288.2
Walter PF IFAS 28 44 37 277.9
Duke Peto Seed 32 40 28 274.2
AV2171 Sun Seeds 25 39 36 274.1
Castlehy 1041 Castle 30 33 37 265.9
810370-BK* AREC-BRA 38 41 21 261.7
D76125* AREC-HOM 31 27 43 230.4
Hybrid 58 Ferry Morse 45 33 22 209.2
814508NP-1" AREC-BRA 17 39 44 206.3
814057-1* AREC-BRA 61 32 8 152.4
814511NP-1 AREC-BRA 27 46 27 114.4

*Not available commercially.
1Small discrepancies in the addition of individual harvests to equal 100% harvest
2 due to rounding error.
Abbreviation for the Agricultural RPco~ rch (BRA) and Homestead (HOM).








,-.,,l na~+crn-4i~.1-p nf t~oma~to entries evaluated.


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S 1 Black 2
I Al


.1


Rough blossom Cat
esnu soar face


Zinraers


Gray Off- 4
wall Blotchv shape


Beaky


Blossom Spider Gold
end rot TMV tracks fleck


Ty raz1 LWir
ACrac -race er e Beaky
t I I I I I I


+


+ = present; r = radial; c = concentric
*Not available commercially
lost entries had cracks only at third harvest
Black shoulder did not appear in any entry until third harvest


3Vascular browning
Off-shape due to poor pollination
harvest.


En :
En-

(^!


. i4


prevalent at third


,


AV2170 r,c + + + + + + + + +
Hayslip + + + + + + + + +
D76127* + + + + + + + +
Sunny (674) r,c + + + + + + + + +
Corda r + + + + + +
Castlehy 103 r.c + + + + + + +

Burgis + + + + + -+: + + -
FTE 12 r,c + + + + + + + +
Flora-Dade r + + + + + + + +
810396-2* r + + + + + + +
Walter PF r,c + + + + + + +
Duke r,c + + + + + + + +
AV2171 r,c + + + + + + +
Castlehy 104 r + + + + + + + + +
810370-BK* r,c + + + + + +
D76125* r + + + + + + +
Hybrid 58 r,c + + + + + + + +
814508NP-l* r,c + + + + + + +
814507-1" r + + + + + ++ +
81511 P-l* cc + + + + ________


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