Effect of Biocyclic Humus Soil on Yield and Quality Parameters of Processing Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

  • Lydia Dorothea EISENBACH Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Antigolena FOLINA Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Charikleia ZISI Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Ioannis ROUSSIS Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Ioanna TABAXI Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Ioanna KAKABOUKI Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
  • Aspasia EFTHIMIADOU Institute of Soil Science, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - Demeter, 1 S. Venizelou str., 14123 Lycovrissi
  • Dimitrios J. BILALIS Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2019.0001
Keywords: Biocyclic humus soil, Biocyclic Vegan Standard, Heinz 3402 F1, processing tomato, total soluble solids

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of biocyclic humus soil, a newly found apparently carbon stabilized form of organic matter with significantly different characteristics from common composts or other forms of organic matter (humus), on yield and quality of processing tomato. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with three replications and three fertilization treatments (untreated, inorganic fertilizer and biocyclic humus soil). The highest fruit yield (116.8 t/ha) was obtained by using biocyclic humus soil. There were no treatment effects on fruit firmness (4.34-4.60 kg/cm2), total soluble solids (4.29-4.76 °Brix) and total acidity (0.25-0.31 g citric acid/100 g fruit) content of fruits. In conclusion, the tomato plants grown in biocyclic humus soil had 45% more yield than in conventional plots, and this big difference is probably related to the fact that the humus soil as a substrate provides an optimum environment for plant growth.

Author Biographies

Lydia Dorothea EISENBACH, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Antigolena FOLINA, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Charikleia ZISI, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Ioannis ROUSSIS, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Ioanna TABAXI, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Ioanna KAKABOUKI, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Dimitrios J. BILALIS, Agricultural University of Athens, School of Agriculture, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 75 Iera Odos Str., 118 55 Athens
Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy
Published
2019-06-12
Issue
Vol. 76 No. 1 (2019): BULLETIN OF UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE CLUJ-NAPOCA. HORTICULTURE
Section
Research Articles

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