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ENERGY, WATER AND FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS OF A CLOSED LOOP SOILLESS CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE CHERRY TOMATO IN SICILY

Article number

614_26

Pages

189 – 192

Language

English

Abstract

The South-east cost of Sicily, with more of 5.000 ha of protected crops, is one of the most important area in the Mediterranean horticulture, but the incoming prohibition of methyl bromide and the progressive salinisation of irrigation water could limit the future expansion of this economical sector.
Soilless cultures may be a tool to save water, fertiliser and labour, but nowadays they are employed in less than 1% of total greenhouse area.
The paper reports the results of a demonstration project (ProBio) conducted in the province of Ragusa to promote the use of closed-loop soilless culture for cherry tomato, that is the most typical vegetable crop in Sicily.
A simple soilless system was set up with slow sand filtration of the recycling solution and its performance in terms of water, electric energy and fertilizer consumption was recorded together with fruit yield and quality.

Publication

VI International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climate: Product and Process Innovation

Authors

L. Incrocci, A. Pardossi, C.A. Campiotti, R. Balducchi, L. Giunchi

Keywords

greenhouse, hydroponics, cherry tomato, closed-loop system

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.614.26

Online Articles (127)

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W.O. Baudoin

3. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT: A TOOL TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE

A. Antón | J.I. Montero | F. Castells

4. VALIDITY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) APPLIED TO PROTECTED CULTIVATIONS

G. Crifasi | F. Grassa | M. Scrofani

5. INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN SHELTER CHARACTERISTICS FOR PROTECTED HORTICULTURE IN SICILY

G. La Malfa | A. Cicala | S. La Malfa | S. Pulvirenti

6. SOME REMARKS ABOUT PROTECTED CULTIVATION IN ROMANIA

L. Stoian | G. Mihu | T.O. Cristea

7. BIO-DYNAMIC TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.) PRODUCTION IN SLOVENIAN GREENHOUSES

N. Kacjan Maršić | M. Černe

8. TRENDS IN PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS

F. Tognoni | G. Serra

9. ADVANCES IN DEVELOPING METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF FLOWERING OF CUT FLOWER CROPS IN MILD WINTER CLIMATE – THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE

A.H. Halevy

10. EVALUATION OF THE BIENNIAL PERFORMANCE OF DOLICHOS LABLAB L. IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION

J.V. Maroto | B. Pascual | B. San Bautista | J. Fresquet | S. López-Galarza

11. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF NINE “CHUFA” (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS L. VAR. SATIVUS BOECK.) CLONES

B. Pascual | J.V. Maroto | A. San Bautista | J. Alagarda | S. López-Galarza

12. RESPONSE OF BRASSICA FRUTICULOSA CYR. TO GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION

F. Branca | A. Fisichella

13. OUT-OF-SEASON ASPARAGUS IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION: A SOILLESS CULTURE SYSTEM TO GROW ASPARAGUS WITH A HIGH MARKETABLE VALUE

S. Nicola | J. Hoeberechts | E. Fontana

14. PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DANAE RACEMOSA

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15. ADVANCED PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR LIMONIUM GMELINII

16. CULTIVATION OF TABLE GRAPES IN “SOILLESS” IN SICILY

17. INFLUENCE OF PLANTING DATE AND RUNNER ORDER ON STRAWBERRY PLUG PLANTS GROWN UNDER PLASTIC TUNNELS

F. D'Anna | G. Iapichino | G. Incalcaterra

18. PERFORMANCE OF COLD STORED AND PLUG STRAWBERRY PLANTS GROWN UNDER TUNNEL

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19. PROTECTED CULTIVATIONS OF STRAWBERRY IN SICILY: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SOME RECENT PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATIONS

A. Asciuto | A.M. Di Trapani | E. Schimmenti

20. MODELLING SALT ACCUMULATION IN A CLOSED SYSTEM: A TOOL FOR MANAGEMENT WITH IRRIGATION WATER OF POOR QUALITY

F. Kempkes | C. Stanghellini

21. A SIMPLE MODEL FOR SALT ACCUMULATION IN CLOSED-LOOP HYDROPONICS

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22. A SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT OF CLOSED SOILLESS CULTIVATION SYSTEMS

F. Giuffrida | V. Lipari | C. Leonardi

23. SOME ASPECTS OF THE TROUGH BENCH SYSTEM AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN CHERRY TOMATO PRODUCTION

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24. RECIRCULATING NUTRITIVE SOLUTIONS IN SOILLESS CULTURE WITH LOW TECHNOLOGY – THE “RIVIERA” SYSTEM

25. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WATER AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF GLASSHOUSE CUCUMBER GROWN IN NFT AND PERLITE

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26. NITRATE AND WATER UPTAKE RATES ON A SHORT TERM BASIS BY A ROSE SOILLESS CROP UNDER GREENHOUSE

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27. ENERGY, WATER AND FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS OF A CLOSED LOOP SOILLESS CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE CHERRY TOMATO IN SICILY

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28. GROWTH AND YIELD OF ROSE IN A CLOSED SOILLESS SYSTEM ON TWO INERT SUBSTRATES

R. Paradiso | G. Raimondi | S. De Pascale

29. MEDIA AND CONTAINERS FOR GREENHOUSE SOILLESS GROWN CUCUMBERS, MELONS, PEPPERS, AND STRAWBERRIES

30. EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATES ON YIELD, QUALITY AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF SOILLESS-GROWN CUCUMBERS

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31. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES ON SOILLESS CULTIVATION OF RUSCUS HYPOGLOSSUM FOR CUT FOLIAGE PRODUCTION

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32. TOMATO ROOT GROWTH IN RELATION TO DRIPPER POSITION IN SUBSTRATE CULTIVATION

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33. EVALUATION OF NEW ANTHURIUM CULTIVARS IN SOILLESS CULTURE

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34. FIRST ATTEMPT TO FORCE GLADIOLUS AND LIATRIS IN A FLOATING SYSTEM

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35. FIRST EVALUATION OF LIMONIUM SUITABILITY FOR SOILLESS CULTIVATION

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36. VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS GROWN IN A FLOAT SYSTEM

37. PLANT DENSITY AND CONTAINER CELL VOLUME ON SOLANACEOUS SEEDLING GROWTH

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38. “SPANISH” PEPPER TRELLIS SYSTEM AND HIGH PLANT DENSITY CAN INCREASE FRUIT YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY, AND REDUCE LABOR IN A HYDROPONIC, PASSIVE-VENTILATED GREENHOUSE

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39. EFFECT OF INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID AND PACLOBUTRAZOL ON THE ROOTING OF RHAMNUS ALATERNUS STEM CUTTINGS

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40. GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION OF DIPLOID WATERMELON WITHOUT BIOLOGICAL POLLINATION

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41. EFFECTS OF ROOTING PRODUCTS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANT CUTTINGS

S. Nicola | E. Fontana | J. Hoeberechts

42. EFFECT OF PLANT TRAINING METHOD AND HORMONE TREATMENT OF PEPINO (SOLANUM MURICATUM AIT.) ON THE FRUIT YIELD

K. Kowalczyk | J. Kobryń

43. MECHANIZATION OF VEGETABLE SOWING IN NURSERIES

S. Failla | G. Tornello

44. GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF GERANIUM AND NEW GUINEA IMPATIENS IN PEAT-REDUCED AND IN PEAT-FREE SUBSTRATES WATERED WITH DIFFERENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

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45. INFLUENCES OF DIFFERENT POLLINATORS ON WINTER MELON GROWN UNDE POLYETHYLENE TUNNEL

G. Incalcaterra | G. Iapichino | F. D'Anna | A. Sinacori

46. EFFECT OF CULTURAL PRACTICES ON A SWEET PEPPER CROP IN A MILD WINTER CLIMATE

M.C. Salas | M. Urrestarazu | E. Castillo

47. GROWTH CONTROL BY MECHANICAL CONDITIONING IN SALVIA SPLENDENS SELLOW EX SCHULT

P. Vernieri | S. Mugnai | F. Tognoni

48. EFFECT OF CULTIVAR, TIMING, GROWTH RETARDANTS, POTTING TYPE ON POTTED SUNFLOWERS PRODUCTION

P. Vernieri | G. Incrocci | F. Tognoni | G. Serra

49. INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT ROOTSTOCKS AND CYCLES ON SERPENT MELON (CUCUMIS MELO VAR FLEXUOSUS) PRODUCTION IN SOILLESS CULTIVATION

50. GREENHOUSE CHARACTERISTICS AND MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS

J.I. Montero | A. Antón

51. DIRECT COVERS: ACTUAL STATUS AND PROSPECTS

C. Foury

52. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SOLAR DIFFUSE COMPONENT UNDER “PARRAL” PLASTIC GREENHOUSES

A. Baille | M.M. González-Real | J.C. López | J. Cabrera | J. Pérez-Parra

53. GREENHOUSE CHARACTERISTICS AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS USING 3D COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CALCULATIONS

J.B. Campen

54. A NEW STRUCTURE OF PLASTIC-HOUSE FOR CHERRY TOMATO GROWN IN SOIL AND SOILLESS CULTURE

55. VALIDATION OF A RADIATION TRANSMISSION MODEL FOR ASYMMETRICAL GREENHOUSES

T. Soriano | M.I. Morales | N. Castilla | J. Hernández

56. AN INNOVATIVE GREENHOUSE WITH COMPLETE ROOF OPENING AND EXTERNAL MOVABLE SHADING

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57. INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT GREENHOUSE VOLUME/AREA RATIOS ON ZUCCHINI AND EGGPLANT PRODUCTION

F. D'Anna | A. Miceli | P. Caruso

58. INNOVATIVE FILMS FOR MELON MULCHING IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION

V. Candido | V. Miccolis | G. Gatta | S. Margiotta | C. Manera

59. INFLUENCE OF ALUMINIZED THERMAL SCREENS ON GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE AND NIGHT TRANSPIRATION

C. Kittas | N. Katsoulas | A. Baille

60. EFFECT OF VENT TYPES AND INSECT SCREENS ON VENTILATION OF “PARRAL” GREENHOUSES

61. TOMATO RESPONSE TO A HIGH LIGHT TRANSMISSION FILM USED AS A COVERING MATERIAL FOR GREENHOUSES

J.I. Montero | A. Antón

62. STRAWBERRY AND CUCUMBER CULTIVATION UNDER FLUORESCENT PHOTOSELECTIVE PLASTIC FILMS COVER

63. AGRONOMICAL EVALUATION OF COVERING FILMS BASED ON INNOVATIVE LIGHT STABILIZER SYSTEMS

G. Magnani | M. Bonora | A. Landuzzi

64. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PLASTIC COVER FILMS ON THE PRODUCTION OF SOME VEGETABLE CROPS

A. Miceli | F. D'Anna

65. EFFECTS OF ALUMINIZED SHADING SCREENS VS WHITEWASH IN A NON HEATED GREENHOUSE TEMPERATURE

66. NOVEL MEANS OF HUMIDITY CONTROL AND GREENHOUSE HEATING

G. Assaf | N. Zieslin

67. EFFECTS OF HEATING STRATEGIES ON EARLINESS AND YIELD OF SNAP BEANS (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) GROWN UNDER

J.C. López | J. Pñrez-Parra | A. Baille | S. Bonachela

68. MICROMETEOROLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION IN A SCREENHOUSE

M. Möller | J. Tanny | S. Cohen | M. Teitel

69. CLIMATIC PARAMETERS OF SOLAR BURIED GREENHOUSE (INSOLE) UNDER MEDITERRANEAN CONDITIONS

M.T. Lao Arenas | E.J. Fernández Rodríguez | E.J. Camacho Ferre | S. Jimínez

70. IMPROVED PLANT MANAGEMENT WITH LOCALISED CROP HEATING AND ADVICE ON DISTANCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

P. Stradiot | P. Battistel

71. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY GRADIENTS IN FAN VENTILATED GREENHOUSES UNDER TWO COOLING MODES

M. Teitel | M. Barak | Y. Zhao

72. THE EFFECT ON GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE THROUGH FAN MOTOR CONTROL BY VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES

M. Teitel | M. Barak | E. Bar-Lev | Y. Zhao | D. Shemuel

73. THE EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY LIGHTING ON FLOWERING AND CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT OF TWO ROSE CULTIVARS

H. Wiśniewska-Grzeszkiewicz | J. Treder

74. CROP STRESSES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION

C. Gary

75. EFFECTS OF PROHEXADIONE-CA, UNICONAZOLE AND PACLOBUTRAZOL ON ORNAMENTAL KALE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES

R. Bazzocchi | M.E. Giorgioni

76. EFFECT OF CROP DENSITY ON GROWTH AND LIGHT INTERCEPTION IN GREENHOUSE LETTUCE

C. Beccafichi | P. Benincasa | M. Guiducci | F. Tei

77. HARDENING OF OLEA EUROPAEA VAR. SYLVESTRIS SEEDLING BY APPLICATION OF WATER AND HUMIDITY AMBIENTAL STRESS TREATMENTS

78. LEAF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND PRODUCTION OF LEATHERLEAF FERN GROWN IN GREENHOUSE UNDER DIFFERENT SHADING LEVELS

C. Cervelli | S. Castello | P.G. Fadelli

79. NET SHADING INFLUENCE ON FLORAL INDUCTION ON CITRUS TREES

C. Germanà | A. Continella | E. Tribulato

80. DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF N, K, AND CA ON GROWTH OF TOMATO PLANTS DURING NUTRIENT STARVATION AND RECOVERY

F.M. Del Amor | L.F.M. Marcelis | V. Martinez

81. INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZATION ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF THE CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA SPRENG.)

M. Devecchi

82. DOUBLE CROPPING OF STRAWBERRIES IN AN ANNUAL SYSTEM USING CONDITIONED PLUG PLANTS AND HIGH TUNNELS

G.E. Fernandez | J.R. Ballington

83. THE ALL YEAR ROUND CULTIVATION OF CUT SUNFLOWER IN SAN REMO DISTRICT

F. Gimelli | A. Leporati | L. Maggiora

84. BIOMASS AND NUTRIENT PARTITIONING IN TOMATOES IN RELATION TO AIR VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT AND PLANT FRUIT LOAD

C. Leonardi | C. Gary | S. Guichard | N. Bertin

85. INCIDENCE OF LEAF REMOVAL ON THE REDISTRIBUTION OF ASSIMILATES IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL)

86. DRY MATTER PARTITIONING OF GREENHOUSE CUCUMBER CROPS AS AFFECTED BY FRUIT LOAD

M.D. Gómez | A. Baille | M.M. González-Real | J.M. Mercader

87. STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHOTOASSIMILATES IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL)

88. EFFECTS OF CATION COMPOSITION OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON TIPBURN INCIDENCE IN STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIA x ANANASSA DUCH.) SOILLESS CULTIVATION

S. López-Galarza | E. Escrivá | A. San Bautista | B. Pascual | J.V. Maroto

89. WATER AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF SWEET PEPPER AND TOMATO AS (UN) AFFECTED BY WATERING REGIME AND SALINITY

C. Stanghellini | F. Kempkes | E. Heuvelink | A. Bonasia | A. Karas

90. ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN IN A GREENHOUSE WITH SALINE IRRIGATION

G. Mauromicale | G. Restuccia | A. Restuccia | M. Marchese | L. Patane

91. INFLUENCES OF DIFFERENT WATER-STRESS TREATMENTS ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF SNAP BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS. L.)

S.M. Singer | Y.I. Helmy | A.N. Karas | A.F. Abou-Hadid

92. INFLUENCE OF VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT ON TOMATO CROP TRANSPIRATION

E. Medrano | M.C. Sánchez-Guerrero | P. Lorenzo

93. MEASURED AND ACTUAL CROP PARAMETERS TO SYNCHRONY TESTING

E. Presnov | E. Dayan | M. Fuchs | Z. Plaut | E. Matan

94. MEASUREMENT AND ESTIMATION OF TRANSPIRATION OF A SOILLESS ROSE CROP AND APPLICATION TO IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT

95. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT O₂ LEVELS ON SPINACH (SPINACIA OLERACEA L.) GROWN IN A FLOATING SYSTEM

R. Tesi | A. Lenzi | P. Lombardi

96. PHYTOMONITORING: A BRIDGE FROM SENSORS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR GREENHOUSE CONTROL

Y. Ton | M. Kopyt

97. RESPONSE OF FICUS BENJAMINA L. TO SHADE LEVELS

D. Scuderi | D. Romano | F. Giuffrida

98. CUCUMBER CROP RESPONSE TO HEATED NUTRIENT SOLUTION IN SOILLESS CROP

M. Urrestarazu | M.C. Salas | A. Gómez | D. Valera

99. THE EFFECT OF HEATING AIR OR NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY OF CANTALOUPE GROWN IN WINTER BY USING NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUE (NFT) IN COMPARISON WITH SOIL CULTIVATION

U.A. El-Behairy

100. QUALITY ISSUES OF GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION

W.H. Schnitzler | N. Gruda

101. FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF ORGANIC VEGETABLES

L. Gennaro | G.B. Quaglia

102. NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GREENHOUSE CHERRY TOMATOES

103. YIELD AND QUALITY OF LETTUCE GROWN IN FLOATING SYSTEM USING DIFFERENT SOWING DENSITY AND PLANT SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS

M. Gonnella | F. Serio | G. Conversa | P. Santamaria

104. YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHERRY TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME) CULTIVATED ON ROCKWOOL AND COCOFIBRE

E. Halmann | J. Kobryń

105. YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TOMATO GROWN IN GREENHOUSE WITH SALINE IRRIGATION WATER

G. Restuccia | M. Marchese | G. Mauromicale | A. Restuccia | M. Battaglia

106. CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHERRY TOMATO CULTIVATED ON DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES

E. Arena | B. Fallico | C.M. Lanza | E. Lombardo | E. Maccarone

107. RESPONSE OF ITALIAN TOMATO LANDRACES TO PROTECTED CULTIVATION

F. Branca | A. Ruggeri

108. EFFECT OF NUTRITIVE SOLUTION EC AND SHADING ON THE “FRUIT” QUALITY OF NFT-GROWN STRAWBERRY

G. Caruso | G. Villari

109. EFFECT OF NUTRITIVE SOLUTION K:N AND SHADING ON THE “FRUIT” QUALITY OF NFT-GROWN STRAWBERRY

G. Caruso | G. Villari | M. Impembo

110. EFFECTS OF PLASTIC SCREENS ON VIRUS INFECTION, YIELD AND QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL TOMATOES

I. Giordano | A. Pentangelo | G. Graziani | V. Fogliano

111. EFFECT OF SOIL SOLUTION SALINITY ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF TOMATO YIELD

M.T. Lao | S. Jiménez

112. SOILLESS CULTURE ON QUALITY PRODUCTION IN LILY

A. Tribulato | G. Noto | S. Argento

113. INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE IN GREENHOUSE CROPS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

A. Hanafi

114. IPM APPLICATIONS ON PROTECTED VEGETABLE CROPS IN SICILY

C. Rapisarda | G. Tropea Garzia | S. Longo | S. Barbagallo

115. ORGANIC TOMATO PRODUCTION UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS

Y. Tüzel | B. Yağmur | Gümüş

116. LONG TERM EFFECTS OF SOIL ORGANIC AMENDMENT OR MINERAL FERTILIZATION ON VEGETABLE CROPS PRODUCTIVITY IN TUNNEL

L. Morra | M. Bilotto | V. Magnifico

117. NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY IN A TOMATO PRODUCTION SYSTEM AMENDED WITH COMPOST

M. Zhang | Y.C. Li | P.J. Stoffella

118. METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SALT ACCUMULATION IN SUBSTRATE CULTIVATION

F. Giuffrida | S. Argento | V. Lipari | C. Leonardi

119. EFFECTS OF INNOVATIVE FILMS IN SOIL SOLARIZATION FOR THE CONTROL OF SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS

G. Polizzi | R. La Rosa | C. Arcidiacono | A. D'Emilio

120. USE OF VEGETATIVE FILTERS TO RECYCLE SOILLESS CULTURE DRAINAGES

M.A. Díaz | M.C. Cid | P. Mansito | A.R. Socorro

121. NOISE LEVELS DURING THE MECHANISED OPERATIONS IN PROTECTED CROPS

E. Cerruto | G. Manetto | G. Schillaci

122. A RADIO -CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL UNMANNED VEHICLE

Magazzù

123. SOIL FITNESS AND THERMAL SENSITIVITY OF PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA STRAINS

P. Bella | S. Greco | G. Polizzi | G. Cirvilleri | V. Catara

124. NOTES ON NATURAL ENEMIES OF ARMYWORMS INFESTING TOMATO PROTECTED CROPS IN SOUTH-EASTERN SICILY

G. Tropea Garzia | G. Siscaro

125. COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC TOMATO AND CUCUMBER PRODUCTION IN GREENHOUSE: THE CASE OF TURKEY

S. Engindeniz | Y. Tüzel

126. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WITH INERT SOIL IN SICILY

M. D'Amico | G. La Via | A. Scuderi

127. SHORT TERM FORECASTING OF VEGETABLES PRICES IN SICILY

G. La Via | A.M.D. Nucifora | G. Cucuzza