ISHS Acta Horticulturae 481: International Symposium on Growing Media and Hydroponics
A COMPARISON OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PRODUCTIVITY PARAMETERS BETWEEN A SWEET PEPPER CROP GROWING ON “ENARENADO ALMERIENSE” AND ON ROCKWOOL |
| Authors: | M. Urrestarazu, M. Guzmán, A. Sanchez, G. Carrasco |
| Keywords: | Capsicum annuum, water efficiency, quality fruit, soilless culture, comparison soilless and soil culture |
| Abstract:
Growth of a sweet pepper crop by the traditional “enarenado almeriense”procedure, managed as it is commercially done in the area of Almería (SE Spain), was monitored and compared with a similar crop growing on a rockwool substrate and managed accordingly to the standard practices introduced in Almería about a decade ago for this kind of system. Both trials were done under protected cultivation. Results show a better water use efficiency for the rockwool trial as well as a significantly superior quality and early productivity of the harvested fruits. On the contrary the "enarenado almeriense" substrate shows higher yield levels. | |
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