Comparative Experiment on the Soilless Cultivation of Tomato Varieties in Greenhouse

In order to select the high quality tomato varieties suitable for the soilless cultivation in Nanping City, four tomato varieties including Fenguan, Jinfei strawberry, Juxing steak and Guobao F₁ (CK Group) were introduced in 2018 for the comparative test of soilless cultivation, and the growth period, botanical traits, fruit traits, yield and disease resistance of each variety were comprehensively investigated. The results showed that:the two varieties of Jinfei strawberry and Juxing steak showed good taste, early maturity, long growth period, high yield and significant yield-increasing effect, with the average increase of 104.48% and 101.11% per 667 m² higher than that of the control Guobao F₁, so they were suitable for the soilless cultivation and popularization in the greenhouse of Nanping area. However, Juxing steak had a larger fruit shape, lower fruit setting rate in the later stage and lower yield, so it was not recommended to be planted in the soilless culture of greenhouse in Nanping area. And Guobao F₁ had relatively hard fruit hardness, be resistant to transportation and storage, but low yield and poor taste, so it was also not recommended to be planted in the soilless culture of greenhouse in Nanping area.