Abstract
Field trials were conducted over 2 years to assess the effects of compost amendments on disease development in organic and conventional processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) production systems. The incidence of anthracnose fruit rot was reduced in organic tomato plots amended with a high rate of composted cannery wastes compared with the incidence in nonamended control plots in 1998 when disease incidence was high. Marketable yield was increased by 33% in compost-amended organic plots. Plots amended with a high compost rate had more ripe fruit than the nonamended control. The incidence of anthracnose and of total disease on fruit was less on the cultivar OH 8245 than on Peto 696. Total fruit yield of OH 8245 but not Peto 696 in organic plots was increased by amendment with composted cannery wastes. In conventional tomato production, composted yard wastes increased disease severity on foliage both years but reduced bacterial spot incidence on fruit in 1997, when disease pressure was high. The incidence of anthracnose was not affected by composted yard wastes. Marketable and total fruit yields of Peto 696 were not increased in compost-amended conventional plots. The plant activator Actigard reduced foliar disease severity and the incidence of bacterial spot and anthracnose on fruit, while increasing yield of marketable fruit.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
High-rate composted cannery wastes reduced anthracnose fruit rot incidence in organic tomato in 1998.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- a high rate of composted cannery wastese0
- Outcome
- incidence of anthracnose fruit rote0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- in 1998 when disease incidence was highe0
- Comparator
- nonamended control plotse0
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Verbatim
e0“The incidence of anthracnose fruit rot was reduced in organic tomato plots amended with a high rate of composted cannery wastes compared with the incidence in nonamended control plots in 1998 when disease incidence was high.”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased marketable yield by 33% in organic plots.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- compost-amendede0
- Outcome
- Marketable yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 33%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Marketable yield was increased by 33% in compost-amended organic plots.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
High-rate compost plots had more ripe fruit than nonamended controls.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- a high compost ratee0
- Outcome
- ripe fruite0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- the nonamended controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Plots amended with a high compost rate had more ripe fruit than the nonamended control.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
OH 8245 had less anthracnose and total fruit disease than Peto 696.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- OH 8245e0
- Outcome
- incidence of anthracnose and of total disease on fruite0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Comparator
- Peto 696e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The incidence of anthracnose and of total disease on fruit was less on the cultivar OH 8245 than on Peto 696.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Composted cannery wastes increased total fruit yield of OH 8245 in organic plots.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- OH 8245e0
- Treatment
- amendment with composted cannery wastese0
- Outcome
- Total fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Total fruit yield of OH 8245 but not Peto 696 in organic plots was increased by amendment with composted cannery wastes.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Composted cannery wastes did not increase total fruit yield of Peto 696 in organic plots.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Peto 696e0
- Treatment
- amendment with composted cannery wastese0
- Outcome
- Total fruit yielde0
- Direction
- note0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Total fruit yield of OH 8245 but not Peto 696 in organic plots was increased by amendment with composted cannery wastes.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Composted yard wastes increased foliage disease severity in conventional tomato in both years.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- composted yard wastese0
- Outcome
- disease severity on foliagee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- both yearse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“In conventional tomato production, composted yard wastes increased disease severity on foliage both years”
Claim · model-written summary
Composted yard wastes reduced fruit bacterial spot incidence in conventional tomato in 1997.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- composted yard wastese0
- Outcome
- bacterial spot incidence on fruite0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- in 1997, when disease pressure was highe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“composted yard wastes increased disease severity on foliage both years but reduced bacterial spot incidence on fruit in 1997, when disease pressure was high.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Composted yard wastes did not affect anthracnose incidence.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- composted yard wastese0
- Outcome
- incidence of anthracnosee0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The incidence of anthracnose was not affected by composted yard wastes.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost did not increase marketable or total fruit yields of Peto 696 in conventional plots.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Peto 696e0
- Treatment
- compost-amendede0
- Outcome
- Marketable and total fruit yieldse0
- Direction
- not increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Marketable and total fruit yields of Peto 696 were not increased in compost-amended conventional plots.”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Actigard reduced foliar disease severity and fruit bacterial spot and anthracnose incidence.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Actigarde0
- Outcome
- foliar disease severity and the incidence of bacterial spot and anthracnose on fruite0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The plant activator Actigard reduced foliar disease severity and the incidence of bacterial spot and anthracnose on fruit”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Actigard increased marketable fruit yield.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Actigarde0
- Outcome
- yield of marketable fruite0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The plant activator Actigard reduced foliar disease severity and the incidence of bacterial spot and anthracnose on fruit, while increasing yield of marketable fruit.”
t0“Tomato”
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