Determination of the Effects of Different Irrigation Levels and Vermicompost Doses on Water Consumption and Yield of Greenhouse-Grown Tomato

dc.authorid0000-0001-6230-4227
dc.authorid0000-0002-0340-3273
dc.authorid0000-0002-4582-4535
dc.authorid0000-0001-9356-1736
dc.contributor.authorBoyaci, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorKociecka, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorAtilgan, Atilgan
dc.contributor.authorNiemiec, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorLiberacki, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorRolbiecki, Roman
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:26:36Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted in pots under a polycarbonate greenhouse to determine the effects of different irrigation levels and vermicompost doses on the morphological and phenological characteristics, water consumption, water use efficiency, and yield parameters of tomato plants. For this purpose, different irrigation levels of 100%, 75%, 50% (I100: full irrigation, I75, I50) and vermicompost (VC) doses of 0, 10% and 20% (VC0, VC10 and VC20, w/w) were applied as the treatments. The study's results determined the irrigation levels and vermicompost doses affected the tomato plants' morphological and fruit quality parameters. The highest and lowest plant water consumption (ET) values for the treatments were determined as 47.8 L (I100VC10) and 21.2 L (I50VC0), respectively. Moreover, irrigation water levels and vermicompost doses significantly influenced the total yield of tomatoes. The highest and lowest total and marketable yields were obtained from the I100VC20 and I50VC0 irrigation levels and vermicompost doses. Similarly, the highest and lowest total water use efficiencies were achieved from the I100VC20 (21.9 g L-1) and I50VC0 (11.0 g L-1) treatments. Furthermore, the highest and lowest marketable water use efficiencies were obtained from the I100VC20 (21.9 g L-1) and I50VC0 (7.8 g L-1) treatments. The yield response factor (ky) was found to be 1.42. Although the highest efficiency was achieved from 100% full irrigation and a 20% vermicompost dose in the study, it is suggested that 75% irrigation level and 10% fertilizer doses can also be applied in places where water is limited and fertilizer is expensive. The results revealed that the appropriate irrigation level and vermicompost doses could reliably be used to enhance tomato yield.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/w16081095
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85191310210
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/w16081095
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4801
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001210751300001
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.subjectevapotranspiration
dc.subjectdeficit irrigation
dc.subjectwater use efficiency
dc.subjectyield response factor
dc.titleDetermination of the Effects of Different Irrigation Levels and Vermicompost Doses on Water Consumption and Yield of Greenhouse-Grown Tomato
dc.typeArticle

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