Dataset on the effects of spacing and fruit truss limitation on the growth, yield and quality of open-field tomato plants

Long Thien Tran; Anh Tuan Nguyen; Tuan Thanh Nguyen; Ngoc Thi Pham; Long Tien Nguyen; Linh Duc Nhat Hoang; Duc Van Tran; Minh Hong Nguyen

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.106183

Dataset on the effects of spacing and fruit truss limitation on the growth, yield and quality of open-field tomato plants

Data Brief. 2020 Aug 17:32:106183. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106183. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Long Thien Tran^{1

2}, Anh Tuan Nguyen^{1

2}, Tuan Thanh Nguyen¹, Ngoc Thi Pham¹, Long Tien Nguyen², Linh Duc Nhat Hoang³, Duc Van Tran³, Minh Hong Nguyen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant genetics and breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² High quality research and development center, Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam.
³ Research students, Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Abstract

This article presents data on the effects of spacing and fruit truss limitation on tomato plant growth, yield and fruit quality. Plants with two, three, and four fruit trusses (T1-T3) were grown in four different spaces (S1-S4) to create 12 treatments. The experiment was conducted on an open field with a randomized complete block design and three replications. Data on fruit quantity, weight, and yield were collected to assess the effects of plant density and fruit truss limitation on tomato fruit produced and marketable fruit produced. This data could help develop a strategy for breeding new tomato cultivars for high density planting on the rice-based rotational crop systems in the Red River Delta of Vietnam and other similar sub-tropical regions.

Keywords: Cultivation on time-limiting land resources; High plant density; Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.); Tomato fruit truss limitation.