Characteristics of greenhouse tomatoes – substrate cultivation vs soil cultivation

Authors

  • Raquel Saraiva Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-9931
  • Igor Dias Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal MED - Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-9568
  • Ana Reis Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Anabela Matos Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Maria Faro Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Margarida Oliveira Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture And Food, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-0669

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21331

Keywords:

Agricultural practices, Crop production, Oeste, Solanum lycopersicum L., TomatInov

Abstract

The Portuguese Oeste region is responsible for the production of approximately 100,000 tons of tomatoes per year in greenhouse. The importance of the culture for the region is undeniable and the investment in the sector is essential. Soilless systems have been gaining increasing importance in a crop that is still predominantly conducted in soil, due to its positive results in controlling production imponderables such as soil diseases and problems associated with salinity. In order to evaluate the possible advantage for the regions tomato producers to change from a soil producing system to a non-soil producing system, a comparative study of fruit quality associated with two production systems was conducted: soilless (A) and in soil (S) in Oeste greenhouses. Most of the analysed parameters did not present significant differences regarding the production method, however some differences were detected in important parameters, such as maturation index and total soluble solids that were higher in A, while the fruits of Greenhouse S showed color coordinates that reveal higher luminosity, more yellowish shades and stronger and brighter color.

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Published

2020-10-31

How to Cite

Saraiva, R., Dias, I., Reis, A., Matos, A., Faro, M., & Oliveira, M. (2020). Characteristics of greenhouse tomatoes – substrate cultivation vs soil cultivation. Revista Da UI_IPSantarém, 8(3), 60–69. https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21331

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): How can Agriculture position itself for a sustainable ecological transition?

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