Evaluation of five vermicompost doses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivation in Sinaloa, Mexico

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  • Hugo Rubili Roblero Ramírez Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 81101. Tel: 687-872 9626
  • Eusebio Nava Pérez Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 81101. Tel: 687-872 9626
  • Wenceslao Valenzuela Quiñónez Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 81101. Tel: 687-872 9626
  • Jesús Ricardo Camacho Báez Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 81101. Tel: 687-872 9626
  • Gerardo Rodríguez-Quiroz Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes No. 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México. 81101. Tel: 687-872 9626

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i8.1108

Keywords:

fertilization, flowering, fruit, nutrition, vermicompost

Abstract

The excessive use of agrochemicals decrease productivity of agricultural soils, while organic fertilizers improve their physicochemical properties. Vermicompost is a viable alternative for improving the structure and amount of nutrients in the soil, therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate different vermicompost doses in tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in northern Sinaloa. Vermicompost doses of 0, 500, 1 000, 1 600, 2 000 and 4 000 kg ha-1 were tested including a control, in a completely randomized design with three replicates per treatment. The estimated variables were fruit size, number and weight. The addition of more than 4 000 kg ha-1 of vermicompost significantly increased the fruit number and size in tomato plants hence it is considered a viable option for use in commercial tomato crops.

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Published

2018-04-17

How to Cite

Roblero Ramírez Hugo Rubili, Nava Pérez Eusebio, Valenzuela Quiñónez Wenceslao, Camacho Báez Jesús Ricardo, and Rodríguez-Quiroz Gerardo. 2018. “Evaluation of Five Vermicompost Doses in Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Cultivation in Sinaloa, Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas, no. 8 (April). México, ME:1495-1500. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i8.1108.

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