![]() Pruning is a common technique used by farmers because it allows the plant to divert its energy toward producing fruit instead of growing more foliage. At the Blacks’ there was no difference in yield, while at Hegmann’s the pruned plants produced larger fruits and the un-pruned plants produced more fruits.The time spent on labor was higher for the pruned tomatoes at the Blacks, while at Hegmann’s, time spent on labor was higher for un-pruned tomatoes.Cooperators measured data on labor for different tasks along with tomato weight and fruit count.Maja & Carmen Black and Natasha Hegmann were interested in learning the impact of double-leader pruning on tomato yield and labor-time in their high tunnels.This project was funded by Ceres Trust In a Nutshell:
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