Effects of Solarization and Biofumigation on Tomato Greenhouse Production in the Southern Coast of Sicily

L, Puleo; Iapichino, Giovanni; Vetrano, Filippo; Sciortino, A.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2008.801.192

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“…Several authors have studied in depth the benefits for production of using techniques such as biofumigation or biosolarization in several crops [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The current results indicate that in both years the treatments that received organic matter did not differ from those that were fertigated, for isolated harvestings as well as for accumulated yield. Iapichino et al [36] reported that tomatoes grown after carrying out the biosolarization technique with brassica residue (2 kg·m −2 ) and inorganic fertilization showed higher commercial production than those grown with only solarized treatments. Ros et al [43] evaluated the biosolarization technique with various organic materials (sheep and chicken manure) and reported a greater production of pepper fruit with the use of manures; the authors did not specify whether they used an inorganic fertilizer in the culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as a Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

García-Raya

Ruíz-Olmos

Marín-Guirao

et al. 2019

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Intensive greenhouse horticulture can cause various environmental problems. Among these, the management, storage, and processing of crop residues can provoke aquifer contamination, pest proliferation, bad odors, or the abuse of phytosanitary treatments. Biosolarization adds value to any fresh plant residue and is an efficient technique for the control of soil-borne diseases. This study aims to examine an alternative means of managing greenhouse crop residues through biosolarization and to investigate the influence of organic matter on yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, L.) fruit. With this purpose, the following nutritional systems were evaluated: inorganic fertilization with and without brassica pellets (Fert, Fert +, and Fert ++), fresh tomato plant debris with and without brassica pellets (Rest, Rest +, and Rest ++), and no fertilizer application (Control). The addition of organic matter was equal across all the treatments except for the control with regard to yield and quality of the tomato fruit. In light of these results, the application of tomato plant debris to the soil through biosolarization is postulated as an alternative for the management of crop residues, solving an environmental problem and having a favorable impact on the production and quality of tomatoes as a commercial crop.

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“…Several authors have studied in depth the benefits for production of using techniques such as biofumigation or biosolarization in several crops [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as a Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

García-Raya

Ruíz-Olmos

Marín-Guirao

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…Several authors have studied in depth the benefits for production of using techniques such as biofumigation or biosolarization in several crops [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current results indicate that in both years the treatments that received organic matter did not differ from those that were fertigated in parameters as punctual and accumulated yield. Iapichino et al [36] reported that tomatoes grown after carrying out the biosolarization technique with brassica residue (2 kg•m -2 ) and inorganic fertilization showed higher commercial production than with only solarized treatments. Ros et al [43] evaluated the biosolarization technique with various organic materials (sheep and chicken manure) and reported greater production of pepper fruit with the use of manures; the authors did not specify whether they used an inorganic fertilizer in the culture.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

García-Raya¹,

Ruíz-Olmos²,

Marín-Guirao³

et al. 2018

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Intensive greenhouse horticulture can cause various environmental problems. Among them, the management, storage and processing of crop residues can provoke aquifer contamination, pest proliferation, bad odors or the abuse of phytosanitary treatments. Biosolarization put in value any fresh plant residue and is an efficient technique for the control of soil-borne diseases. This study aims to examine an alternative means of managing greenhouse crop residues through biosolarization and to investigate the influence of organic matter on yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, L.) fruit. With this purpose, the following nutritional systems were evaluated: inorganic fertilization with and without brassica pellets (Fert, Fert + and Fert ++), fresh tomato plant debris with and without brassica pellets (Rest, Rest + and Rest ++) and no fertilizer application (Control). The addition of organic matter equaled all the treatments except for control with regard to yield and quality of the tomato fruit. In light of these results, the application of tomato plant debris to the soil through biosolarization is postulated as an alternative for the management of crop residues, solving an environmental problem and having a favorable impact on the production and quality of tomatoes as a commercial crop.

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“…At the same time, their introduction in organic greenhouse production is challenging [17] because of the high investment costs, high organic matter turnover [31], the high nutrients demand and the high risk of unbalanced fertilization [29,30]. In southern and central European countries, the introduction of ASCs in the rotation is a common practice also in organic greenhouses [40][41][42][43][44] and in Italy is reported in the recent decree from the Italian Ministry of Agriculture [45] as one of the alternative agronomic practices to reduce the level of crop intensification in organic farming in protected conditions. The effects on fruits and vegetable yields and quality and on soil arthropods biodiversity of the introduction of ASCs in the rotation of organic fruits and vegetables cultivated in protected condition have been recently investigated.…”

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Organic Greenhouse Production: Towards an Agroecological Approach in the Framework of the New European Regulation—A Review

Tittarelli¹

2020

Agronomy

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The next challenge of organic farming, according to many authors, is to overcome the horizon of a method of agricultural production towards a wider agroecological perspective whose main objective is to change the dominant agri-food system. In parallel with the discussion on the future of organic farming, in the European Union (EU), the more intensive systems of organic production in protected conditions have been the object of debate among the main actors of organic farming in the Member States (MS). The introduction of common measures for greenhouse production in the new European regulation on organic production represents the first important step in the implementation of more resilient cropping systems in protected conditions. This paper has the ambition of describing the evolution of the scientific and technical debate on organic greenhouse production in Europe over the last decade, and aims to show how the new regulation on organic farming has partially embedded some of the conclusions of the multi-actor discussion on the main production issues in protected conditions.

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Effects of Solarization and Biofumigation on Tomato Greenhouse Production in the Southern Coast of Sicily

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Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as a Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as a Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

Organic Greenhouse Production: Towards an Agroecological Approach in the Framework of the New European Regulation—A Review

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