ISHS Acta Horticulturae 659: VII International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates: Production, Pest Management and Global Competition
COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFFERENT FERTIGATION PARAMETERS AND YIELD USING PURE COMPOST AND COIR WASTE FIBRE IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM CV PITENZA) CROP BY SOILLESS CULTURE |
| Authors: | P. Mazuela, M. Urrestarazu, M.C. Salas, C. Guillén, J.A. Sánchez |
| Keywords: | alternative substrate, uptake water, electrical conductivity, nitrate and phosphate contamination |
| Abstract:
The greenhouse industry in the province of Almerķa, southeast Spain, generates more than 500000 t of solid plant residues per year. An experiment was conducted to compare compost with coconut coir waste in terms of fertigation and drainage parameters, yield and fruit quality. One tomato crop was used in the experiment. Fertigation management was adjusted for horticultural purposes after physical and physical-chemical properties were determined. Nitrate and phosphate emission from the crop was controlled. The results suggest that compost appears to be an acceptable growing media as a substitute, and similar to coconut coir waste in soilless tomato culture. | |
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