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Boosting organic tomato yield/quality: foliar vermiwash and vermicompost tea in soilless and soil-based systems greenhouse

Hamed MH, Al-Obayki OI, Al-Nasser AM, Al-Oudah SA, Al-Eid SM

Organic Agriculture · 2025

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Abstract This study was carried out at the National Center for Organic Agriculture, Qassim, Saudi Arabia to investigate the effects of foliar application of vermiwash liquid (VW) and vermicompost tea (VT) on the biochemical, physiological, and yield-related traits of organically grown tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under greenhouse conditions using two systems: Soilless system(SS) and soil-based system (SBS). Vermicompost tea and VW liquid were Sprayed at different concentrations, and their impacts on fruit quality and productivity were assessed. Vermiwash liquid at 100 ml/l showed the best results across measured parameters. Compared to the control, total soluble solids (TSS) and total sugars (TS) increased by up to 16.30% and 24.53%, respectively, while total acidity decreased by

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s13165-025-00537-1
Catalogue ID
BImvhai1lb-8sam0o
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