ISHS Acta Horticulturae 747: VIII International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates: Advances in Soil and Soilless Cultivation under Protected Environment
PLANTING DENSITY AND PRUNING METHOD AFFECT EGGPLANT SOILLESS CULTURE |
| Authors: | G. Iapichino, A. Moncada, F. D'Anna |
| Keywords: | Solanum melongena, cultivar, protected cultivation |
| Abstract:
The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of two planting densities (1.6 plants m-2 or 2.5 plants m-2) and two pruning methods (two or four stemmed plants) on eggplant cultivars Black Bell and Longo in soilless culture. The research was carried out in 2003–2004 in the Northern coast Sicily. Eggplant plug plants were transplanted in a heated glasshouse in polystyrene containers (80 cm in length, 25 cm in width, 20 cm in height) filled with coconut coir dust. The experimental design was a split-split plot. Fruit production from January to April increased significantly as planting density increased. Irrespectively of the cultivars, four stemmed plants gave higher yields than two stemmed plants. | |
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