Bio-Compost as a Soil Supplement to Improve Growth and Yield of Tomato (&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Lycopersicum esculentum&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;)

Darimani, Hamidatu S.; Adams, Abdulai; Rahaman, Abdul Basit Abudul; Nwang, James; Yunus, Rachad

doi:10.4236/jacen.2022.112005

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“…sativus ‘Cherry Belle’, Burpee) growth and development [ 4 ]. Similar results were reported in tomato [ 5 ] and roselle [ 6 ] plants. Compost positively affects root growth and development of grapevine [ 7 ] and a beneficial effect on soil fertility, yield, and grape quality was also recorded.…”

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Effects of Date Palm Waste Compost Application on Root Proteome Changes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Ghouili

Sassı

Hidri³

et al. 2023

Plants

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Proteomic analysis was performed to investigate the differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) in barley roots during the tillering stage. Bioinformatic tools were used to interpret the biological function, the pathway analysis and the visualisation of the network amongst the identified proteins. A total of 72 DAPs (33 upregulated and 39 downregulated) among a total of 2580 proteins were identified in response to compost treatment, suggesting multiple pathways of primary and secondary metabolism, such as carbohydrates and energy metabolism, phenylpropanoid pathway, glycolysis pathway, protein synthesis and degradation, redox homeostasis, RNA processing, stress response, cytoskeleton organisation, and phytohormone metabolic pathways. The expression of DAPs was further validated by qRT-PCR. The effects on barley plant development, such as the promotion of root growth and biomass increase, were associated with a change in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. The activation of enzymes involved in redox homeostasis and the regulation of stress response proteins suggest a protective effect of compost, consequently improving barley growth and stress acclimation through the reduction of the environmental impact of productive agriculture. Overall, these results may facilitate a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of compost-promoted plant growth and provide valuable information for the identification of critical genes/proteins in barley as potential targets of compost.

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Effects of Date Palm Waste Compost Application on Root Proteome Changes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Ghouili

Sassı

Hidri³

et al. 2023

Plants

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“…This was previously shown by Stoknes et al [ 22 ], who observed no significant effect of organic compost on the tomato flowering yield. However, Darimani et al [ 23 ] found a negative effect of organic waste compost on the number of tomato flowers.…”

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Optimizing Alternative Substrate for Tomato Production in Arid Zone: Lesson from Growth, Water Relations, Chlorophyll Fluorescence, and Photosynthesis

Aydi

Marsit

et al. 2023

Plants

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Soilless culture is considered the mostpromising, intensive, and sustainable approach with various advantages for plant production in terms of saving water and nutrients. It can provide consumers with sufficient and high-quality food. However, the commonly used growing substrate for soilless cultivation, coconut fiber (CF), is usually imported and expensive or even unavailable. The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of local organic farm resources substrates on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plant growth, water relations, photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and phytochemical analysis of fruits in a hydroponics culture system. Two growth substrates were evaluated: date-palm waste composted with animal manure (7:3 w/w) (DPAM) and date-palm trunk compost (DPT). CF and local soil were utilized as positive and negative controls, respectively, in randomized blocks. The results revealed that DPAM substrate enhanced plant growth and physiology: shoot development, leaves tissues hydration, and photosynthetic parameters, as well as chlorophyll fluorescence. However, DPT and CF improved fruit quality: water, mineral, sugar, and protein content. The antioxidant activity of the fruit extract was the greater in DPAM, reaching 13.8 mg GAEg−1 DW. This value wasdecreased in soil by 40%. Photosynthesis activity was the most important in DPAM with 12 µmol CO2 m−2 s−1, and only 6.4 µmol CO2 m−2 s−1 in the soil condition. However, regarding the non-photochemical quenching, the dissipated light energy was greater in soil (0.096 ± 0.02) than in DPAM (0.025 ± 0.04). Date-palm waste-based substrates improved tomato vegetative growth and fruit quality as compared to soil-based culture. Date-palm waste-based substrates supplemented with manure appear to be promising and less expensive alternatives to the coconut fiber substrate extensively used in soilless crops in North Africa.

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Effects of a nanobiofilm-covered echelon oxygen-controlled composting process on carbon and nitrogen conversion and emission reduction efficiency

Li,

Yang

et al. 2024

Environmental Technology & Innovation

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Bio-Compost as a Soil Supplement to Improve Growth and Yield of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>)

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Effects of Date Palm Waste Compost Application on Root Proteome Changes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Effects of Date Palm Waste Compost Application on Root Proteome Changes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Optimizing Alternative Substrate for Tomato Production in Arid Zone: Lesson from Growth, Water Relations, Chlorophyll Fluorescence, and Photosynthesis

Effects of a nanobiofilm-covered echelon oxygen-controlled composting process on carbon and nitrogen conversion and emission reduction efficiency

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