Scheduling Regulated Deficit Irrigation with Leaf Water Potential of Cherry Tomato in Greenhouse and its Effect on Fruit Quality

The tomato cultivated surface is one of the most important surfaces in world. This crop needs a sufficient and continuous supply water during vegetative growth. Therefore, production may be at risk warm water-scarce areas. implementation irrigation alternatives such as regulated deficit (RDI) great importance to reduce use improve quality tomatoes. objective this work was evaluate scheduling using plant status tool irrigation. Experimental design randomized with four replications per treatment. Two treatments were applied: Control (125% evapotranspiration (ETc)) Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI). latter treatment considered different threshold values midday leaf depending on phenological stage. No differences observed yield, RDI being more efficient than control. Besides, tomatoes presented, general, greater weight, size, Total soluble solids (TSS), sugars, antioxidant activity, lycopene, ?-Carotene, redder color intense flavor. Finally, it might said that strategy helped 53% nutritional, functional, sensory