Effect of companion plants on tomato greenhouse production

Tringovska, Ivanka; Yankova, V.; Markova, Dima; Mihov, M.

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2015.02.016

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“…Lettuce plants in monoculture were not restricted in the amount of luminosity and achieved higher productivity. This also occurred in the research of several authors who evaluated lettuce-tomato intercropping (Yan et al, 2010;Cecílio Filho et al, 2011;Su et al, 2014;Tringovska et al, 2015), and corroborates our results.…”

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confidence: 93%

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Gas exchange, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in tomato: lettuce intercropping

Cunha-Chiamolera

Filho

Santos

et al. 2017

Chil. j. agric. res.

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The intercropping system is characterized by interspecific competition and leads to one of the most limiting abiotic factors for high plant yield in this cropping system. Plants under low light can carry significant weight in physiological parameters that can limit growth. Light is one of the abiotic factors that limits productivity; in the present study, it was hypothesized that tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) intercropping in different transplanting periods promotes changes in gas exchange, photosynthetic pigments, and biomass accumulation in two lettuce cultivars. An experimental study was carried out in Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The treatments consisted of a combination of the following factors: lettuce (one 'Lucy Brown' plant between two tomato plants and two 'Vanda' plants between tomato plants), two cultivation systems (intercropping and monoculture), and four lettuce transplanting periods (0, 7, 14. and 21 d after tomato transplanting). The experiment was a randomized block with a 3 × 2 × 4 factorial design and four replicates. Transpiration and stomatal conductance were reduced in lettuce by insterspersing plants under a monoculture system. Lettuce-tomato intercropping severely reduced photosynthesis, fluorescence, chlorophyll pigment content, and DM accumulation. Therefore, 'Vanda' is better than 'Lucy Brown' for intercropping with tomato.

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“…The coexistence period between intercropped species, which depends on the transplanting period of the secondary crop as related to the main crop, significantly changes the complementarity between species, thus the agroeconomic viability of intercropping (Wu et al, 2012;Tringovska et al, 2015).…”

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Gas exchange, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in tomato: lettuce intercropping

Cunha-Chiamolera

Filho

Santos

et al. 2017

Chil. j. agric. res.

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“…These results reflect that Welsh onion is not a host for RKNs and may be allelopathic to RKNs. Previous studies also report that the use of companion plants, including marigold ( Tagetes patula L.), basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.), lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.), and white mustard ( Sinapis alba L.), in greenhouse cultivation of tomato suppress the development of Meloidogyne species [31]. These findings reveal that companion planting may provide a method to prevent and control RKN infection.…”

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Inhibitory effects of components from root exudates of Welsh onion against root knot nematodes

Wang

Xia

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) are obligate endoparasites that infect many crops and cause severe yield losses. In this research, we studied the effect of Welsh onion, grown as a companion plant, on the resistance of cucumber plants to RKN infection and analyzed the most abundant components of Welsh onion root exudates. The results showed that, when grown with Welsh onion as a companion plant, cucumber roots had 77.0% fewer root knots and egg masses than the control cucumber roots. Welsh onion root exudates were collected and extracted with chloroform, ethyl ether, n-butanol and ethyl acetate. High concentrations of the extracts from the Welsh onion root exudates decreased the hatchability of RKN eggs. In particular, the inhibitory effect of the n-butanol extract was significant and the hatchability of RKN eggs did not exceed 10%. Gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric analysis revealed that the most abundant component in the n-butanol extract was 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol. Treatment with 1.2 mM 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol decreased egg hatchability to 40%, whereas treatment with 9.6 mM or a higher concentration of 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol decreased egg hatchability to less than 10%. In addition, 1.2 mM or a higher concentration of 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol decreased the activity of the second-stage juvenile (J2). Higher 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol concentrations (9.8 and 19.2 mM) were lethal to RKNs to some extent, with death rates greater than 50% at 48 h of treatment. The present results suggest that cultivation with Welsh onion as a companion plant may represent an alternative to the application of synthetic nematicides, with fewer side effects. We confirmed that 4-hydroxy-benzeneethanol is a natural effective nematicide.

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“…), the species in the two systems have utilitarian and ornamental purpose in the same time. The intense green leafs of celery combined with the bright yellow of the cherry tomatoes and the vibrant orange of French marigold (Tagetes patula), a companion plant in the ornamental intercropping system, is a spectacle for the human eye and a good trio against pest (Tringovska et al, 2015) as it is show in Fig. 6.…”

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A Study Regarding the Effects of Intercropping Celery with Cauliflower and Cherry Tomatoes

Galea¹,

Munteanu²,

Teliban³

et al. 2017

BUASVMCN-HORT

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It has been proved that intercropping is a suitable approach for vegetable growing providing a high degree of sustainability. Due to its advantages this system reduces the presence of weeds, diseases and pests.Research was carried out in the experimental field of V. Adamachi farm from USAMV Iași. The biological material consist in three vegetable species: celery, cherry tomatoes and cauliflower and a flower, French marigold, cultivated in two intercropping systems, celery + cherry tomato + French marigold and celery + cauliflower. Biometric evaluations of celery plants were done on the edible part, length and width of the stalk and leaf, and number of leafs per plant.The obtained results showed in the two intercropping systems that celery plants were well developed, with a rich rosette and intense green colour of leaves. Celery, intercropped with cauliflower has a length and number of stalks slightly higher than the other system.The aim of this study is to analyze the agronomic and ornamental performances of the intercrop systems of celery with cauliflower and celery with tomatoes.

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Effect of companion plants on tomato greenhouse production

Cited by 42 publications

References 27 publications

Gas exchange, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in tomato: lettuce intercropping

Gas exchange, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in tomato: lettuce intercropping

Inhibitory effects of components from root exudates of Welsh onion against root knot nematodes

A Study Regarding the Effects of Intercropping Celery with Cauliflower and Cherry Tomatoes

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