Pear and apple pomace compost as an alternative to commercial substrates in the production of tomato seedlings

Autores/as

  • Jorge Federico Maldonado Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Pacheco 460, Choele Choel (RN)
  • Marta Susana Agüero Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Pacheco 460, Choele Choel (RN)
  • María Belén Buglione Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Pacheco 460, Choele Choel (RN)
  • Facundo Iturmendi Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Tacuarí 669, Villa Regina (RN)
  • Marcela Viviana Filippi Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Tacuarí 669, Villa Regina (RN)
  • Daniel Alfredo Martínez Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Pacheco 460, Choele Choel (RN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.39.013

Palabras clave:

biomasa aérea, residuos agroindustriales, Lycopersicon esculentum, nutrientes, emergencia de plantines

Resumen

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It is important to look for alternative substrates to replace non-renewable resources such as peat used in growing media in horticulture. The aim of this work was to evaluate if the compost of pear and apple pomace could be used as an alternative to a commercial substrate for the production of tomato seedlings. Two experiments were carried out on trays with alveoli of 100 cm3 (experiment 1) and 30 cm3 (experiment 2). In experiment 1, three substrates were used: commercial substrate (CS), mixture of CS and pomace compost (CS+C) and pure compost (C). In experiment 2 a fourth treatment with a mixture of compost and perlite (C+P) was incorporated. The obtained results indicate that the development of the seedlings using CS+C and CS as a substrate was similar in cells of 100 cm3 and higher in cells of 30 cm3. In addition, the growth of seedlings on C+P in relation to CS showed similar or higher values in some variables. These results indicate that it would be feasible to replace the use of non-renewable resources such as peat in the production of tomato seedlings by a product obtained from a residue.

Highlights

  • Seedling development using CS+C and CS as substrates was similar in cells of 100 cm3 and higher in cells of 30 cm3.
  • Seedling growth on C+P in relation to CS, showed similar or higher values for some variables such as root dry weight, shoot dry weight, stem diameter and shoot height.
  • In 30 cm3 cell trays of the compost and perlite treatment (3:1 v/v), obtained seedling quality would enable a high post-transplant survival percentage.
  • Pear and apple pomace compost may be an alternative to a commercial substrate containing peat for tomato seedlings production (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.).

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07-07-2021

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Recursos naturales y ambiente