Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Water
scarcity
in
China
poses
a
significant
challenge
for
sustainable
greenhouse
tomato
production,
necessitating
strategies
that
optimize
water
use
without
compromising
yield.
While
previous
studies
have
explored
irrigation
and
fertilization
separately,
comprehensive
research
on
their
combined
effects
using
soluble
organic
fertilizers
arid
regions
is
lacking.
This
study
evaluates
the
interactive
of
different
levels
fertilizer
application
patterns
growth,
physiological
characteristics,
efficiency
(WUE),
nutrient
uptake,
nitrogen
(NUE),
yield
tomatoes.
A
pot
experiment
was
conducted
with
three
levels:
I1
(90–100%
field
capacity),
I2
(72–80%
I3
(54–60%
four
treatments:
C1
(combined
chemical
fertilizer),
C2
(soluble
only),
C3
(sheep
manure
C4
only).
Results
showed
increased
significantly
enhanced
plant
height,
stem
diameter,
leaf
area,
SPAD
value,
dry
matter
accumulation,
fruit
Among
all
treatments,
I1C1
achieved
highest
under
sufficient
irrigation,
whereas
I2C1
treatment
maintained
relatively
high
while
notably
improving
root-to-shoot
ratio,
WUE,
indicating
an
optimal
balance
water-limited
conditions.
These
findings
demonstrate
integrating
appropriate
can
effectively
mitigate
impacts,
optimizing
savings
resource
sustaining
production
regions.
Nitrogen,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 106 - 143
Published: Feb. 5, 2024
Nitrogen
(N)
is
the
most
limiting
nutrient
for
production
of
vegetable
crops,
but
anthropogenic
sources
pose
risks
due
to
its
transformation
into
several
reactive
forms
and
movement
throughout
environment.
The
bulk
N
research
date
improve
Use
Efficiency
(NUE)
has
followed
a
reductionist
factorial
approach
focused
on
synthetic
application
rates
crop
growth
response,
under
monocultures.
increased
adoption
diversified
cropping
systems,
organic
sources,
alternative
management
practices
makes
it
more
challenging
unravel
form
transformation,
movement,
uptake
dynamics,
in
time
space.
Here,
based
selected
review
recent
literature,
we
propose
holistic
highlight
key
variables
as
well
multilevel
system,
genetic,
environmental,
ecological,
socioeconomic
interactions
cycle
NUE.
best
strategies
NUE
include
both
inorganic
rate
calibration
studies,
germplasm
selection,
rotations,
identification
x
interactions,
pest
water
management.
Agroecological
that
may
vegetational
diversification
space,
integrated
crop–livestock
conservation
tillage,
amendment
inputs,
legume-based
landscape
Agricultural Water Management,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
277, P. 108092 - 108092
Published: Dec. 7, 2022
The
excessive
irrigation
and
chemical
fertilizer
application
in
the
greenhouse
can
lead
to
resources
waste,
environmental
pollution
instable
or
even
reduced
fruit
yields.
A
four-season
experiment
was
conducted
with
three
levels
(W1,
100%ETc;
W2,
75%ETc;
W3,
50%ETc,
where
ETc
crop
evapotranspiration)
five
fertilization
practices
(CC,
chicken
manure
fertilizer;
SO,
only
soluble
organic
SC,
SOSC,
CK,
a
control
no
fertilizer)
explore
their
integrated
effects
on
growth,
water
consumption,
soil
nitrate-nitrogen
residue
yield
of
drip-fertigated
tomato.
results
showed
that
root
shoot
ratio
autumn
(3.21
×10−2)
greater
than
spring
(2.05
×10−2).
Fruit
dry
matter
had
most
significantly
positive
relationship
both
seasons;
however,
leaf
matter,
stem
SPAD
autumn.
average
over
four
growing
seasons
70.68,
67.16
62.66
t
ha−1
under
W1,
W2
respectively.
SOSC
increased
plant
height,
tomato
(0–60
cm),
while
SO
obtained
ratio.
Both
SC
consumption
at
seedling
stage,
blooming
setting
stage
CC;
harvest
SC.
Under
overgrowth
occurred
resulting
lower
yield.
difference
between
CC
increasing
stress.
Overall,
combination
along
100%ETc
(W1SOSC)
more
conducive
promoting
(73.40
ha−1)
reducing
,
fertilizers
75%ETc
(W2SOSC)
potential
achieving
water-saving
production
arid
semiarid
regions.
Agricultural Water Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
290, P. 108579 - 108579
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
Unreasonable
irrigation
and
nitrogen
application
reduce
tomato
yield
waste
resources.
This
study
explored
the
effects
of
water
conservation
reduction
on
yield,
dry
matter,
quality,
productivity
use
efficiency
in
Northeast
China.
Experiments
were
conducted
during
2020
2021
at
three
levels
(85–95
%,
75–85
65–75
%
θFC)
(120,
180,
240
kg
hm−2).
The
optimal
supply
patterns
obtained
by
establishing
a
newly
evaluated
Entropy
Weight
Method−Technique
for
Order
Preference
Similarity
to
Ideal
Solution−Adversarial
Interpretive
Structure
Model
(EWM−TOPSIS−AISM).
results
showed
that
amount
significantly
affected
quality
(P
≤
0.5).
Proper
deficit
improved
quality.
Reducing
rate
but
decreased
yield.
Increasing
increased
efficiency.
Tomato
was
negatively
correlated
with
(R=
−0.25
R=
−0.37
2021)
−0.30
−0.20
2021).
evaluation
best
mode
our
experiment
θFC
180
hm−2.
could
promote
sustainable
production
greenhouse
tomatoes
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: July 2, 2021
Abstract
Tomato
(
Solanum
lycopersicum
L.)
is
an
important
vegetable
cultivated
around
the
world.
Under
field
conditions,
tomato
can
be
negatively
affected
by
water
scarcity
in
arid
and
semiarid
regions.
The
application
of
native
plant
growth-promoting
rhizobacteria
(PGPR)
isolated
from
environments
has
been
proposed
as
inoculant
to
mitigate
abiotic
stresses
plants.
In
this
study,
we
evaluated
Cistanthe
longiscapa
syn
Calandrinia
litoralis
),
a
representative
flowering
desert
(FD)
events
(Atacama
Desert,
Chile),
determine
their
ability
reduce
stress
on
seedlings.
bacterial
strains
were
characterized
with
respect
PGPR
traits,
including
P
solubilization,
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
deaminase
activity,
tryptophan-induced
auxin
exopolysaccharide
production.
Three
consortia
formulated
Bacillus
then
applied
seeds,
then,
seedlings
exposed
different
levels
limitations.
general,
seeds
inoculated
presented
significantly
≤
0.05)
greater
growth
(48
60
cm
height
171
214
g
weight)
recovery
rates
(88
100%)
compared
those
without
inoculation
(37
51
height;
146
197
fresh
weight;
54
92%
recovery)
after
exposure
lack
irrigation
over
time
intervals
(24,
72
120
h)
before
transplantation.
Our
results
revealed
effectiveness
FD
improve
performance
subjected
scarcity;
thus,
use
these
represent
alternative
approach
for
farmers
facing
drought
associated
climate
change
regions
worldwide.