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Peer-reviewed

Control of the concentration of the macroelement phosphorus in the substrate when growing tomatoes in protected soil conditions

Morozova L

Balanced nature using · 2023

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Summary

Although most tomatoes are grown in open ground, their cultivation in glass greenhouses or tunnel-typegreenhouses covered with plastic film is becoming more common to supply local markets with fresh fruit. In closed soil, mainly tall varieties of tomatoes are grown. They make it possible to use the area of greenhouses as efficiently as possible and get rich harvests. Tomatoes grown in greenhouses can be stored for 11 months, unlike those grown in open ground. Tomatoes are usually harvested unripe and ripen during transportation or on store shelves. Different types of tomatoes grown in greenhouses tend to have a longer shelf life, better taste and higher market value than those grown in the open field. Usually, plants are attached to the supports with a single wire, while the extra side sho

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.33730/2310-4678.2.2023.282753
Catalogue ID
BImvhahy5t-0yqrhv
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