Tomato response to reduced doses of mineral fertilization with microbial biostimulant in a high tunnel

Authors

  • Jacel Adame-García Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván. Carretera Cardel-Chachalacas km 4.5, Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, México. CP. 91667. Tel. 296 9625029 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-1314
  • Félix David Murillo-Cuevas Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván. Carretera Cardel-Chachalacas km 4.5, Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, México. CP. 91667. Tel. 296 9625029
  • José Antonio Fernández-Viveros Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván. Carretera Cardel-Chachalacas km 4.5, Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, México. CP. 91667. Tel. 296 9625029 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-1386
  • Adriana Elena Rivera-Meza Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván. Carretera Cardel-Chachalacas km 4.5, Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, México. CP. 91667. Tel. 296 9625029 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-2461
  • Héctor Cabrera-Mireles Campo Experimental Cotaxtla-INIFAP. Carretera Federal Veracruz-Córdoba km 34.5, Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, México. CP. 94992. Tel. 229 1521077 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-4402

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i8.3925

Keywords:

Bacteria, Vegetables, Low input

Abstract

The tomato is one of the most important crops in Mexico, requiring considerable amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to achieve optimal yields. Mineral doses are increasingly overused, which is inefficient, and much of it is released into the environment, causing contamination of bodies of water and soil. The research aimed to evaluate the effect of low doses of mineral fertilization combined with a microbial biostimulant on the weight and dimensions of tomato fruits and production per plant. The work was conducted in Úrsulo Galván, Veracruz, in the autumn-winter-spring cycle (2023-2024) under protected conditions using a high tunnel. The study employed a biostimulant formulated with five bacterial strains (Bacillus subtilis FDMC1, Stenotrophomonas sp. JAG2, Bacillus wiedmannii JAG3, Priestia megaterium JAFV4, and P. megaterium AERM5) and a minimum chemical fertilization with NPK (165-120-90) at different percentages (100%, 75%, 50% and 25%) with and without biostimulant, except for 100%, which was a control without biostimulant. A randomized complete block design was used and 240 plants were established using a planting frame of one plant every 25 cm in a triangular pattern. The reduced doses of fertilization, without applications of biostimulants, significantly affected the yield and quality of tomato fruits. The applications of the biostimulant with small doses of chemical fertilization at 50% and 75% significantly increased the production and dimensions of tomato fruits. The applications of the biostimulant resulted in a saving of 25% in chemical fertilization, which achieved production and quality of tomato fruits equal to that achieved with 100% fertilization.

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2025-12-08

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Adame-García, Jacel, Félix David Murillo-Cuevas, José Antonio Fernández-Viveros, Adriana Elena Rivera-Meza, and Héctor Cabrera-Mireles. 2025. “Tomato Response to Reduced Doses of Mineral Fertilization With Microbial Biostimulant in a High Tunnel”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (8). México, ME:e3925. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i8.3925.

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