TOMATILLO (Physalis bcocarpa BROT. EX HORNEM) PLANT GROWTH AND FRUIT YIELD AS AFFECTED BY COLORED PLASTIC FILM MULCHES

摘要

Root zone temperature as affected by plastic mulches influenced growth and yield of tomatillo. However, the effect of heat stress (particularly in plants grown on black mulch during the summer) on tomatillo growth and yield was less dramatic comparedto other crops such as tomato and bell pepper. These results suggest that tomatillo plants have a wider range in optimal root zone temperatures and have more plasticity and tolerance to heat that tomato plants.