Paper · 2020 · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers in drip fertigation improves nitrogen use efficiency and enhances tomato yield and quality

You Wu; Shicheng Yan; Junliang Fan; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract BACKGROUND Sustainable greenhouse tomato production requires optimal fertilizer management to achieve the double‐win strategy of producing high yields and maximizing profits with less environmental pollution. The objective of this study was to seek an optimal fertilization strategy maintaining high productivity of greenhouse tomato, improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrate leaching risk. RESULTS The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 ) and plant dry matter (10 449.12 kg ha −1 ), but also enhanced plant nutrients uptake, nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%), nitrogen agronomic efficiency (176.78 kg kg −1 ), soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments, that is chicken manures for basal application and chemical fertilizer for topdressing (CC), soluble organic fertilizer for topdressing (SO) and soluble chemical fertilizer for topdressing (SC). In terms of soil nutrients residue, SOSC had no obvious NO 3 − ‐N accumulation area in the 0–60 cm soil layer, unlike large accumulation in the soil layer below 30 cm in SO and SC. CONCLUSION The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers is highly recommended to sustain fruit yield, improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce soil degradation risks in commercial greenhouse tomato production.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Combined soluble organic and chemical topdressing (SOSC) produced more tomato fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1) than the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
fruit yielde1
Direction
moree1
Value
75.18 Mg ha −1e1
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

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“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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SOSC produced more tomato plant dry matter (10 449.12 kg ha −1) than the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
plant dry mattere2
Direction
moree1
Value
10 449.12 kg ha −1e2
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

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“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

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“plant dry matter (10 449.12 kg ha −1 )”

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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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SOSC enhanced plant nutrient uptake in tomato compared with the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
plant nutrients uptakee4
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enhancede4
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

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“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–566 · show in text ↑
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“enhanced plant nutrients uptake, nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%)”

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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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SOSC enhanced nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%) in tomato compared with the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
nitrogen recovery efficiencye4
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enhancede4
Value
39.22%e4
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 122–155 · show in text ↑
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“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–566 · show in text ↑
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“enhanced plant nutrients uptake, nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 620–690 · show in text ↑
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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 742–840 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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SOSC enhanced nitrogen agronomic efficiency (176.78 kg kg −1) in tomato compared with the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
nitrogen agronomic efficiencye5
Direction
enhancede4
Value
176.78 kg kg −1e5
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 122–155 · show in text ↑
e1

“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–566 · show in text ↑
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“enhanced plant nutrients uptake, nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 620–690 · show in text ↑
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“nitrogen agronomic efficiency (176.78 kg kg −1 )”

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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 742–840 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

SOSC enhanced soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC)e1
Outcome
soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene contente6
Direction
enhancede4
Comparator
other treatmentse6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 122–155 · show in text ↑
e1

“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers for topdressing (SOSC) not only produced more fruit yield (75.18 Mg ha −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–566 · show in text ↑
e4

“enhanced plant nutrients uptake, nitrogen recovery efficiency (39.22%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 620–690 · show in text ↑
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“soluble solids, vitamin C and lycopene content in tomato fruits compared with the other treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 742–840 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

SOSC showed no obvious soil NO3-N accumulation in the 0-60 cm layer, unlike large accumulation below 30 cm under SO and SC.

Treatment
SOSCe0
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soil nutrients residuee0
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no obviouse0
Comparator
SO and SCe3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“enhances tomato yield and quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 122–155 · show in text ↑
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“In terms of soil nutrients residue, SOSC had no obvious”

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“unlike large accumulation in the soil layer below 30 cm in SO and SC”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

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Combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers is highly recommended to sustain tomato fruit yield, improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce soil degradation risks in commercial greenhouse production.

Treatment
combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizerse7
Outcome
sustain fruit yield, improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce soil degradation riskse7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The combined application of soluble organic and chemical fertilizers is highly recommended to sustain fruit yield, improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce soil degradation risks in commercial greenhouse tomato production”

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