
%0 Journal Article
%A Sumeghy, JB 
%A Kirton, HC 
%T Varieties of tomatoes for mechanical harvesting on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of NSW
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1967/08/01
%V 7
%N 27
%P 380-382
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9670380
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9670380 
%X To test the potential suitability of ten tomato varieties in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of New South Wales to mechanical harvesting, the yields from 'once-over' harvests were compared with the yields from a harvest consisting of four pickings at weekly intervals. In a second experiment the effect of plant spacing, time of harvest, and side-dressing with nitrogen fertilizer were studied for the most promising varieties from the first experiment. The varieties Roma 884, VF145-22-8, and VF145 held their crops for prolonged periods without deterioration and so showed potential for mechanical harvesting. High planting density gave the highest yields from a single picking, and later picking and nitrogen side-dressing also increased yield. 
