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Comparison between Soil and Soilless Cultivation of Autumn Tomato Production under Spanish Net-House Conditions

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THE AIM of this study was to compare tomato production in soil and soilless systems during the autumn season under Spanish style net-house and study their effects on growth, fruit yield and fruit quality. Four different substrates of soilless system of peat moss + vermiculite (1:1) peat moss + perlite (1:1), perlite + vermiculite (1:1) and peat moss + vermiculite + perlite (1:1:1) were evaluated. Generally, the results showed that soil cultivation was better than soilless culture in plant growth and fruit yield. However, the substrate of peat moss + perlite was the best studied substrate. Cultivation in the soil did not significantly differ from the cultivation in the substrate of peat moss + perlite in plant height, leaves and flower numbers, early yield, fruits number and average fruit weight. The medium of peat moss + vermiculite + perlite had the lowest values. The chemical quality of the fruit (total soluble solids, acidity, and vitamin C) and its firmness weren't significantly affected by the soil alternatives compared to soil cultivation. It could be concluded that tomato plants that are challenging to cultivate in the soil have been successfully produced using the soilless culture technique with peat moss and perlite medium.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2023.225734.1627

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Keywords: Solanum lycopersicon, Substrates, net-house, Vegetative growth, flowering, Fruit yield

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Sharaf-Eldin

MiddleName

Ali

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Horticulture, Fac. of Agri., Kafrelsheikh Univ.

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maseldeen@yahoo.com

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First Name

Farouk

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El-Aidy

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A.

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Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, 33516 Egypt

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felaidy@gmail.com

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kafr El-Sheikh

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First Name

Nabil

Last Name

Hasssan

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, 33516 Egypt

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nabil.hassan@agr.kfs.edu.eg

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Desouk

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Masoud

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt

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sehamswelam9@gmail.com

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kafrelsheikh

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

El-Khateeb

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H.

Affiliation

Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt

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aregeleman333@gmail.com

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kafrelsheikh

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Volume

63

Article Issue

4

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42904

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-07-28

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2023-10-01

Page Start

571

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579

Print ISSN

0302-6701

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2357-0369

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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Comparison between Soil and Soilless Cultivation of Autumn Tomato Production under Spanish Net-House Conditions

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23 Dec 2024