Tomato Production Influenced by Variety, Irrigation and Organic Fertilization

  • Carmen INCULET University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
  • Madalina DACHI University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
  • Ana GAFINCU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
  • Mirabela GACHE University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
  • Gabriel Ciprian TELIBAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
  • Vasile STOLERU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Keywords: chicken manure, yield, cultivars, water regime

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most cultivated crops in the world, offering many opportunities for research and marketing also. High productions, in conditions of economic sustainability and assured food safety, can only be achieved through the rational use of cultivation technologies, irrigation, fertilization and use of some cultivars with potential genetically performances. To achieve this goal, the present experiment focused on studying the influence of four tomato cultivars (Siriana F1, Minaret F1, HTP F1 and Inima de bou), in two irrigation regimes (5200 respectively 7800 m3) under chicken drops fertilizer compared with a non-fertilized control. The treatments used induced the increase of the fruit number per plant, ranging from 18 to 65%, statistically significant results (p<0.05) being obtained with the organic fertilizer on Minaret cultivar and the higher water quantity, compared to the control version. The highest production was obtained in the HTP F1 cultivars under organic fertilization and 7800 m3/ha irrigation.

Author Biographies

Carmen INCULET, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Madalina DACHI, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Ana GAFINCU, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Mirabela GACHE, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Gabriel Ciprian TELIBAN, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Vasile STOLERU, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 3 M. Sadoveanu, code 700440, Iasi
Department of Horticulture
Published
2019-06-12