potential of high tunnels for small fruit and vegetable production
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Potential of High Tunnels for Small Fruit and Vegetable Production in Florida
Bielinski M. Santos
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Protected agriculture
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Hydroponics and soilless culture
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Extension and education
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Potential Benefits for Florida
Early production: Competitive edge in the market.
Grow diverse crops and cultivars.
Freeze protection: Reduced water consumption.Reduced low fuel/electricity.
Reduced foliar and fruit diseases.
Intensive ag: Intercropping and soilless culture.
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Strawberry under Tunnels
Three studies: 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10.Open field and high-tunnel culture.RCB design with 4 replications.
Early (6 harvests) and total fruit weight.Water use for freeze protection.
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Effective freeze protection
-2oCWater use: 750 m3/ha
3oCWater use: 0
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Strawberry Yields (2007‐08 & 2008‐09)
Production systemsEarly yield Total yield
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ton/acre‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
High tunnels 2.7 a 14.6 a
Open fields 2.1 b 9.4 b
Significance (P<0.05) * *
Difference +28% +55%
1 ton/acre = 0.9 t/ha
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Components Open fields High tunnels
Early yield +0.6 ton/acre (+$3000/acre)
Total yield +4.4 ton/acre (+$8800/acre)
Tunnel installation & maintenance
5 years (-$7000/acre)
Freeze protection 15 acre-inch (3 acre-inch x 5 days)
Water: 0 (+$150/acre)Personnel:10 h/man (+$150/acre)
Balance +$5100/acre
Strawberry Preliminary Economics (2007‐10)
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Intercropped at the end of the strawberry season
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• Two studies at the GCREC (2008‐09 & 2009‐10).• Three specialty cantaloupe cultivars.• RCB design with 4 replications.
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a b a
1 ton/acre = 0.9 t/ha
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b a
+12%
1 ton/acre = 0.9 t/ha
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b a
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• Study in a grower field (2009‐10).• 2 environments and 2 cultivars.• RCB design with 5 replications.
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Environments Early yield Remarks
Open fields 4.5 ton/acre March-April
High tunnels 0 15-20% water volume
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• Study at GCREC (2009‐10).• Determinate specialty ‘Tasti‐Lee’tomato.• “Soilless trench system”.• RCB design with 5 replications.
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‘Tasti‐Lee’ Tomato Yields (2009‐10)
In‐row distances Marketable yield
inches ton/acre
12 42.6 a
16 39.6 a
20 39.8 a
24 40.0 a
Average 40.5
Significance (P<0.05) NS
Open field in Florida 15.0
1 ton/acre = 0.9 t/ha
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