Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates
Substrate is one of the fundamental factors in tomato seedling production. The emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates was evaluated. The research was carried out at the Maranatha Educational Unit, located in El Carmen, Manabí, Ecuador. Poly...
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| author | Eduar Josue Díaz-Barrios Adriana Beatriz Sánchez-Urdaneta Leonardo Enrique Avellán-Vásquez Sandra Tatiana Estévez-Chica Dianelis del Carmen Sánchez-Urdaneta |
| author_facet | Eduar Josue Díaz-Barrios Adriana Beatriz Sánchez-Urdaneta Leonardo Enrique Avellán-Vásquez Sandra Tatiana Estévez-Chica Dianelis del Carmen Sánchez-Urdaneta |
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| description | Substrate is one of the fundamental factors in tomato seedling production. The emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates was evaluated. The research was carried out at the Maranatha Educational Unit, located in El Carmen, Manabí, Ecuador. Polystyrene culture trays with 50 cells (volume 300 cm3) were used. The seeds used were of the Floradel variety. Three treatments (substrates) were established: agricultural soil (black soil, T1), cocoa harvest residues (cocoa soil, T2) and wood cuttings (sawdust, T3), with three replicates, each with 50 plants, in a totally randomized block treatment design, each tray corresponding to one treatment. The variables evaluated were emergence (%) and seedling height (cm), and in the last sampling, stem diameter (mm) was measured. Seedling emergence averaged 72%. T1 showed 83% emergence and seedling height of 8.13 cm and 2.45 mm stem diameter. It was concluded that the black soil generated the greatest development of the tomato seedlings, presenting the greatest height and diameter, even though they did not have the greatest emergence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e7f93c16a1643d382795edb502ad0012023-08-17T19:32:11ZspaUniversidad Técnica de ManabíLa Técnica: Revista de las Agrociencias1390-68952477-89822022-07-01122758110.33936/latecnica.v27i2.43263209Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substratesEduar Josue Díaz-Barrios0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-5943Adriana Beatriz Sánchez-Urdaneta1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-0296Leonardo Enrique Avellán-Vásquez2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4265-8049Sandra Tatiana Estévez-Chica3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-3582Dianelis del Carmen Sánchez-Urdaneta4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-3345Agrosurla C.A., VenezuelaResearch Institute, Faculty of Agronomic Engineering, Research Group on Crop Management, Nutrition and Ecophysiology, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador/Department of Botany, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Zulia, Venezuela.Agricultural Engineering Degree, Eloy Alfaro Lay University of Manabí, El Carmen Extension, Ecuador.Tacio Castillo Díaz Educational Unit, El Carmen, Manabí, Ecuador.Regional Coordinator, Zulia Region of the Gumuilla Center Foundation, VenezuelaSubstrate is one of the fundamental factors in tomato seedling production. The emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates was evaluated. The research was carried out at the Maranatha Educational Unit, located in El Carmen, Manabí, Ecuador. Polystyrene culture trays with 50 cells (volume 300 cm3) were used. The seeds used were of the Floradel variety. Three treatments (substrates) were established: agricultural soil (black soil, T1), cocoa harvest residues (cocoa soil, T2) and wood cuttings (sawdust, T3), with three replicates, each with 50 plants, in a totally randomized block treatment design, each tray corresponding to one treatment. The variables evaluated were emergence (%) and seedling height (cm), and in the last sampling, stem diameter (mm) was measured. Seedling emergence averaged 72%. T1 showed 83% emergence and seedling height of 8.13 cm and 2.45 mm stem diameter. It was concluded that the black soil generated the greatest development of the tomato seedlings, presenting the greatest height and diameter, even though they did not have the greatest emergence.https://revistas.utm.edu.ec/index.php/latecnica/article/view/4326solanum lycopersicum; tomato; emergence; initial growth. |
| spellingShingle | Eduar Josue Díaz-Barrios Adriana Beatriz Sánchez-Urdaneta Leonardo Enrique Avellán-Vásquez Sandra Tatiana Estévez-Chica Dianelis del Carmen Sánchez-Urdaneta Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates La Técnica: Revista de las Agrociencias solanum lycopersicum; tomato; emergence; initial growth. |
| title | Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates |
| title_full | Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates |
| title_fullStr | Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates |
| title_short | Emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in different substrates |
| title_sort | emergence and initial growth of tomato seedlings solanum lycopersicum l in different substrates |
| topic | solanum lycopersicum; tomato; emergence; initial growth. |
| url | https://revistas.utm.edu.ec/index.php/latecnica/article/view/4326 |
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