The Effect of Irrigation and Vermicompost Applications on the Growth and Yield of Greenhouse Pepper Plants

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dc.contributor.authorBoyaci, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorAtilgan, Atilgan
dc.contributor.authorRolbiecki, Roman
dc.contributor.authorKociecka, Joanna
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:26:36Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn agricultural practice, improper irrigation levels and excessive fertiliser use negatively impact water resources and soil properties, respectively. This experiment aims to determine the effects of varying irrigation levels and vermicompost doses on the growth, quality, and productivity of pepper plants grown under polycarbonate greenhouse conditions. To achieve this objective, different irrigation levels (IL) of IL100 (100% full irrigation), IL75 (75%), IL50 (50%), and vermicompost doses (VD) of VD0 (0%), VD10 (10%), and VD20 (20%) were tested. The highest irrigation level was in the IL100-VD10 treatment, which also had the highest water consumption (ET) in the 27.8 L pot-1. By comparison, the IL50-VD0 treatment had the lowest irrigation level in the 15.4 L pot-1, representing nearly 55.4% of the maximum irrigation water amount. The findings showed that the irrigation levels and vermicompost doses had a significant impact on plant growth, quality, and fruit yield parameters. Accordingly, the irrigation levels and vermicompost doses had significant effects on the studied plant growth parameters (stem diameter, plant height, number of leaves, stem fresh weight, stem dry weight, root fresh weight, and root dry weight). Similar effects were also observed on the fruit quality parameters (fruit width, fruit length, fruit weight, fruit flesh thickness, pH, titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solids (TSS), chrome, and hue). This study found that the highest total yield (164.5 g pot-1), marketable yield (149.8 g pot-1), total water use efficiency (6.1 g L-1), and marketable water use efficiency (5.6 g L-1) were obtained at the 100% irrigation level. However, similar results were observed at the 75% irrigation level and a 20% vermicompost dose, where the total water use efficiency was 5.9 g L-1 and the marketable water use efficiency was 5.3 g L-1. This suggests that 75% irrigation can be a viable alternative to full irrigation (100%) and offers water-saving potential, particularly in areas with limited water resources.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/w17223219
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441
dc.identifier.issue22
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105023075791
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/w17223219
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4803
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001623526700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofWater
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectfertilisation
dc.subjectgrowth and quality characteristics
dc.subjecttotal and marketable yield
dc.subjectyield response factor
dc.titleThe Effect of Irrigation and Vermicompost Applications on the Growth and Yield of Greenhouse Pepper Plants
dc.typeArticle

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