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Table 9. The synthesis of results regarding the average weight of fruitsAverage weight of fruits on Average weight of fruits on Average weight of fruits Variantmain stem (g)second stem (g)on plant (g)V 1 (Mt) – Veneia F1 one stem 113.9 - 113.9V 2 – Veneia F1 two stems 109.1 108.4 108.8V 3 – Rhuen F1 one stem 120.5 - 120.5V 4 - Rhuen F1 two stems 106.2 103.9 105.0V 5 – Fournaise F1 one stem 112.4 - 112.4V 6 -Fournaise F1 two stems 107.7 105.3 106.5Statistically analysing the fruit quantity onplants pruned with one and two stems, it wasascertained that those pruned with two stemsprovided a higher yield per plant and perfarming area (Table 10).Table 10. Statistic interpretation of results regarding the influence of the number of stems on tomato yieldYieldVariantkg/pl % Gap Meaning kg/m² % Gap MeaningV 1 (Mt) – Veneia F1 one stem 2.5 100 - Mt 7.8 100 - MtV 2 –Veneia F1 two stems 5.2 208 2.7 xxx 13.0 166.6 5.2 xxxV 3 – Rhuen F1 one stem 2.6 104 - NS 8.0 102.6 - NSV 4 – Rhuen F1 two stems 4.7 188 2.1 xxx 11.8 151.3 3.8 xxxV 5 – Fournaise F1 one stem 2.7 108 - NS 8.3 106.4 - NSV 6 - Fournaise two stems 4.9 196 2.2 xxx 12.2 156.4 3.9 xxxDL 5% = 0,3 kg/pl; DL 1% = 0,44 kg/pl; DL 0,1% = 0,63 kg/plDL 5% = 1,18 kg/sqm; DL 1% = 1,69 kg/sqm; DL 0,1% =2,44 kg/sqmCONCLUSIONSThe research conducted on tomato plantspruned with one and two stems can be followedby the next conclusions:The number of seedlings used to start the cropwas reduced with 20% by increasing thedistance between rows up to 100 cm;The quantity of fruits per plant significantlygrew on variants pruned with two stems, F1Veneia F1 hybrid even reaching roughly twiceas many fruits for that particular treatment;The yield per farming area increased due tohigher yield per plant, even though the numberof plants was reduced by 20%;The size of the obtained fruits was appropriatefor the hybrids used;The number of fruits and their size was slightlysmaller on the second stem for all studiedhybrids;Plants proved a highly satisfactory vegetativegrowth, which lead to a similar fruit binding.REFERENCESAra N., Bashar M.K., Begum S, Kakon S.S. 2007. Effectof spacing and stem pruning on the growth and yieldof tomato. Int. J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 2(3), p. 35-39Hoza Gheorghia, Chiorean tefania, Drguin M.D.,2011. Research regarding management systems forplants with two stems, cultivated in solar, Lucrritiinifice, Seria Horticultur, vol 54, nr. 2, Ed. IonIonescu de la Brad, Iai, ISSN 2069-847X, p.157-160.Kanyomeka L., Shivute B., 2005. Influence of pruningon tomato production under controlled environments,Agricultura tropica et subtropica vol. 38(2), pp.79-83.Maboko M.M., Du Plooy C.P., Chiloane S., 2011. Effectof plant population, fruit and stem pruning on yieldand quality of hydroponically grown tomato AfricanJournal of Agricultural Research Vol. 6(22), 12October, ISSN 1991-637X, Academic Journals, p.5144-5148.68