Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings
Purpose The decreasing number of peatlands has driven the search for new cultivation substrates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of different composts as growing media in the production of vegetable seedlings (pepper and tomato).Method Composts were produced from: discarded carrots (ZC...
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| description | Purpose The decreasing number of peatlands has driven the search for new cultivation substrates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of different composts as growing media in the production of vegetable seedlings (pepper and tomato).Method Composts were produced from: discarded carrots (ZC), fats (FC), and biosolids (BC) from the dairy industry. They were used as peat substitutes in different doses depending on the germinating species: control (CS-commercial substrate) and three growing media prepared with perlite: 25, 35, and 45% of ZC, FC, and BC for pepper seedlings and 40, 55 and 70% of ZC, FC, and BC for tomato seedlings. When the plants were ready for transplantation they were harvested and the data were collected to assess the development of the seedlings in the different growth media.Results The obtained results suggest the possibility of total substitution of the CS by ZC, FC, and BC to produce pepper and tomato plants in commercial nurseries. The plants cultivated with composts presented higher concentrations of total dry matter compared to the controls. Photosynthetic pigments were affected by the presence of FC and BC, whereas TSP concentration was favored by BC.Conclusion Ours results suggest that it is feasible to perform a total substitution of commercial substrates with composts of different origins and compositions for the production of pepper and tomato plants in commercial nurseries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad29dc7e5b9f40d78bf757f69f06ce4b2025-02-03T00:39:25ZengOICC PressInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152022-12-0111441142610.30486/ijrowa.2021.1921803.1195687542Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlingsMaria Fiasconaro0Mariana Abrile1Lucia Hintermeister2Maria del Carmen Antolin3Maria Eugenia Lovato4Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química - (CONICET- UNL), Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, ArgentinaInstituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química - (CONICET- UNL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional del Litoral, Bv. Pellegrini 2750 - (3000) Santa Fe, ArgentinaGrupo de Fisiología del Estrés en Plantas (Dpto. de Biología Ambiental), Unidad Asociada al CSIC (EEAD, Zaragoza, ICVV, Logroño), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, c/ Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, SpainInstituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química - (CONICET- UNL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, ArgentinaPurpose The decreasing number of peatlands has driven the search for new cultivation substrates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of different composts as growing media in the production of vegetable seedlings (pepper and tomato).Method Composts were produced from: discarded carrots (ZC), fats (FC), and biosolids (BC) from the dairy industry. They were used as peat substitutes in different doses depending on the germinating species: control (CS-commercial substrate) and three growing media prepared with perlite: 25, 35, and 45% of ZC, FC, and BC for pepper seedlings and 40, 55 and 70% of ZC, FC, and BC for tomato seedlings. When the plants were ready for transplantation they were harvested and the data were collected to assess the development of the seedlings in the different growth media.Results The obtained results suggest the possibility of total substitution of the CS by ZC, FC, and BC to produce pepper and tomato plants in commercial nurseries. The plants cultivated with composts presented higher concentrations of total dry matter compared to the controls. Photosynthetic pigments were affected by the presence of FC and BC, whereas TSP concentration was favored by BC.Conclusion Ours results suggest that it is feasible to perform a total substitution of commercial substrates with composts of different origins and compositions for the production of pepper and tomato plants in commercial nurseries.https://ijrowa.isfahan.iau.ir/article_687542_54425d4f4ca50ff7781e09acecc33dfa.pdfcompostgrowing mediatomatopeppernursery |
| spellingShingle | Maria Fiasconaro Mariana Abrile Lucia Hintermeister Maria del Carmen Antolin Maria Eugenia Lovato Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture compost growing media tomato pepper nursery |
| title | Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| title_full | Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| title_fullStr | Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| title_short | Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| title_sort | application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings |
| topic | compost growing media tomato pepper nursery |
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