Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Biochar-Enriched Substrates on Safety and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) as Relevant Model Crop
Lorenzo Bini,
Lapo Renai,
Michelangelo Fichera
et al.
Abstract:Forestry-waste
biochar was tested as a commercial substrate (peat:lapillus
1:1 v/v) amendment in growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Substrates were 0% (control),
5%, 10%, 20%, and 40% (% v/v) biochar-enriched and
were characterized for their textural and physicochemical properties.
After harvesting, tomato production (i.e., plant and fruits), quality
(e.g., nutrition and nutraceutics), and safety (i.e., biochar-related
pollutants) were assessed according to the different growing media.
10-to-40% bioch… Show more
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