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How Irrigation Level and Soil Type Affect Nutritional Quality and Yield of Greenhouse Tomato Grown Under Mild Environmental Conditions
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Eleni Papoui
Eleni Papoui
Anna Gkotzamani
Anna Gkotzamani
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Konstantinos Nikoloudis
Konstantinos Nikoloudis
Filippos Bantis
Filippos Bantis
Athanasios Koukounaras
Athanasios Koukounaras
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Department of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
2
Agroindustrial Cooperative of Tympaki, 702 00 Tympaki, Greece
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Department of Agriculture, University of Western Macedonia, 531 00 Florina, Greece
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Horticulturae 2025, 11(7), 742; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070742 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 21 May 2025
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Revised: 16 June 2025
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Accepted: 25 June 2025
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Published: 27 June 2025
Abstract
Cherry tomato is a highly demanding crop regarding temperature and water requirements. Considering that the climate crisis has already affected soil quality, water quality and quantity, and temperatures throughout the year, some cultivation practices may need to adapt to the new reality. This research aims to investigate whether soil type in a greenhouse (Zones 1 and 2), deficient irrigation (50% of the optimal irrigation according to the producer), or their interaction can affect the fruit production per plant and quality of cherry tomatoes. Evaluated parameters included total and monthly fruit production per plant, phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity, total soluble solids, and lycopene content. Results indicate that fruit production per plant was not significantly affected by any treatment or their interaction. Cherry tomato fruit quality was not dramatically affected by either soil type or irrigation level. To conclude, irrigation levels can be reduced by 50% without compromising tomato fruit quality and production per plant. These results can be a potential to adaptation to the climate crisis and water scarcity.
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Papoui, E.; Gkotzamani, A.; Nikoloudis, K.; Bantis, F.; Koukounaras, A.
How Irrigation Level and Soil Type Affect Nutritional Quality and Yield of Greenhouse Tomato Grown Under Mild Environmental Conditions. Horticulturae 2025, 11, 742.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070742
AMA Style
Papoui E, Gkotzamani A, Nikoloudis K, Bantis F, Koukounaras A.
How Irrigation Level and Soil Type Affect Nutritional Quality and Yield of Greenhouse Tomato Grown Under Mild Environmental Conditions. Horticulturae. 2025; 11(7):742.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070742
Chicago/Turabian Style
Papoui, Eleni, Anna Gkotzamani, Konstantinos Nikoloudis, Filippos Bantis, and Athanasios Koukounaras.
2025. "How Irrigation Level and Soil Type Affect Nutritional Quality and Yield of Greenhouse Tomato Grown Under Mild Environmental Conditions" Horticulturae 11, no. 7: 742.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070742
APA Style
Papoui, E., Gkotzamani, A., Nikoloudis, K., Bantis, F., & Koukounaras, A.
(2025). How Irrigation Level and Soil Type Affect Nutritional Quality and Yield of Greenhouse Tomato Grown Under Mild Environmental Conditions. Horticulturae, 11(7), 742.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11070742
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