Carbon fertilization in medium-tech greenhouses

Authors

  • Enrique Rico-García Departamento de Biosistemas-Facultad de Ingeniería-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Querétaro, México. CP. 76010. Tel. 442 1921200, ext. 6023
  • Adrián Esteban Ortega-Torres Departamento de Biosistemas-Facultad de Ingeniería-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Querétaro, México. CP. 76010. Tel. 442 1921200, ext. 6023
  • Adán Mercado-Luna Departamento de Biosistemas-Facultad de Ingeniería-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Querétaro, México. CP. 76010. Tel. 442 1921200, ext. 6023.
  • Ramón Gerardo Guevara-González Departamento de Biosistemas-Facultad de Ingeniería-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Querétaro, México. CP. 76010. Tel. 442 1921200, ext. 6023.
  • Irineo Torres-Pacheco Departamento de Biosistemas-Facultad de Ingeniería-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Querétaro, México. CP. 76010. Tel. 442 1921200, ext. 6023.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i1.3314

Keywords:

adequate internal climate, CO2 injection, crop productivity

Abstract

Carbon fertilization is used in protected agriculture to increase crop productivity. Medium-tech greenhouses do not have climate control equipment other than the electric or manual opening of windows. In these greenhouses, in general, the values of temperature and relative humidity of the air are not ideal for the photosynthesis of the crop in the daytime period between 10:00 am and dusk. The study of a climate database of a medium-tech greenhouse showed that, in the mornings, there are suitable climate conditions for the photosynthesis of the crop. In this work, an experiment was carried out with two medium-tech greenhouses of 108 m2; tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) were grown in both greenhouses; one received carbon fertilization between 7:30 and 9:00 h, whereas the other was maintained with traditional management, without CO2 injection. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of carbon fertilization on crop productivity, expecting significant increases. The results showed increases in weekly productivity of 28% to 59% in tomatoes. There were no significant differences in productivity for cucumbers.

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2025-03-21

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Enrique, Adrián Esteban Ortega-Torres, Adán Mercado-Luna, Ramón Gerardo Guevara-González, and Irineo Torres-Pacheco. 2025. “Carbon Fertilization in Medium-Tech Greenhouses”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (1). México, ME:e3314. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i1.3314.

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