photosynthetic rate, which led to higher leaf WUE. APRI enhanced root activity, increased fresh fruit yield of tomato slightly and …Partial root-zone irrigation (PRI) is an irrigation technique to save irrigation water without much yield reduction. We … investigated if the benefits of PRI on physiology, fresh fruit yield, fruit quality and water use efficiency (WUE) of pot …

of tomato crop. The experiment was composed of three irrigation frequencies {rainfed (RF); CPE50 and CPE25 where …)}. Fruit yield under CPE25 was 39.4Mgha−1; it reduced by 7 and 30% respectively under CPE50 and RF condition. Different mulches … increased fruit yield by 23–57% over non-mulch condition. Irrespective of mulching, water use efficiency (WUE), net …

This paper discusses tomato value chain performance in Malawi and Mozambique using data collected from a market study … in the production of tomato compared to Mozambique. Malawi's relative competitiveness in tomato is mainly due to slightly … aimed at raising the productivity and trade competitiveness of tomato, as this will ensure the overall productivity of the …

studying Ghanaian tomato markets which are characterized by pronounced seasonality in production and trade flows. We analyse … the tomato markets of Ghana by simultaneously regarding its five most important markets, Navrongo, Techiman, Kumasi … regions of Navrongo and Techiman. The regimes are found to matter for the whole system of tomato markets. Disequilibrium is …

examines the impact of border and distance on price transmission between tomato markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. Theanalysis … applies a regime-switching vector error correction model to estimate semi-weekly, wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato … traders in moving tomato across the border. Moreover, the perishable nature of tomato, and the poor quality of roads and …