Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system
Purpose: Due to environmental concerns, there is a demand to reduce the use of peat as a growing medium for horticultural crops. Simultaneously, there is an interest to recycle organic waste materials in the form of compost. This study aimed to document effects on growth, yield, and fruit quality of...
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| author | Siv M. Aurdal Bente Foereid Trine Sogn Trond Børresen Trine Hvoslef-Eide Siv Fagertun Remberg |
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| description | Purpose: Due to environmental concerns, there is a demand to reduce the use of peat as a growing medium for horticultural crops. Simultaneously, there is an interest to recycle organic waste materials in the form of compost. This study aimed to document effects on growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato plants when cultivated in a sewage digestate-based compost in a subirrigation container system. Materials and methods: The compost used in this experiment consisted of 30% hygienised sewage digestate from biogas extraction and 70% garden waste. The treatments were 100% compost, a peat mix and mixtures of the two in 25/75, 50/50 and 75/25 ratios. Results and conclusion: Considering the contrast in chemical and physical properties of the treatments, variations in growth, yield and quality were expected. The plants differed in leaf area and number of leaves, but there were no differences in yield or quality of the tomato fruits. It is assumed that this is in great part due to the remediating effects of subirrigation with an ideal nutrient solution, and the use of pre-established plants. Further research should focus on benefits of this cultivation system for use in sustainable horticulture in combination with recycled organic waste. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-403e8993ff9d49248cfa549e96d778342023-09-15T10:26:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science0906-47101651-19132022-12-0172190291210.1080/09064710.2022.21170792117079Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation systemSiv M. Aurdal0Bente Foereid1Trine Sogn2Trond Børresen3Trine Hvoslef-Eide4Siv Fagertun Remberg5Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBUNorwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchNorwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBUNorwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBUNorwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBUNorwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBUPurpose: Due to environmental concerns, there is a demand to reduce the use of peat as a growing medium for horticultural crops. Simultaneously, there is an interest to recycle organic waste materials in the form of compost. This study aimed to document effects on growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato plants when cultivated in a sewage digestate-based compost in a subirrigation container system. Materials and methods: The compost used in this experiment consisted of 30% hygienised sewage digestate from biogas extraction and 70% garden waste. The treatments were 100% compost, a peat mix and mixtures of the two in 25/75, 50/50 and 75/25 ratios. Results and conclusion: Considering the contrast in chemical and physical properties of the treatments, variations in growth, yield and quality were expected. The plants differed in leaf area and number of leaves, but there were no differences in yield or quality of the tomato fruits. It is assumed that this is in great part due to the remediating effects of subirrigation with an ideal nutrient solution, and the use of pre-established plants. Further research should focus on benefits of this cultivation system for use in sustainable horticulture in combination with recycled organic waste.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2022.2117079compostorganic growing mediasubirrigationtomatogrowing mediawaste managementyield |
| spellingShingle | Siv M. Aurdal Bente Foereid Trine Sogn Trond Børresen Trine Hvoslef-Eide Siv Fagertun Remberg Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science compost organic growing media subirrigation tomato growing media waste management yield |
| title | Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system |
| title_full | Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system |
| title_fullStr | Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system |
| title_short | Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system |
| title_sort | growth yield and fruit quality of tomato solanum lycopersicum l grown in sewage based compost in a semi hydroponic cultivation system |
| topic | compost organic growing media subirrigation tomato growing media waste management yield |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2022.2117079 |
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