Using Biogas Slurry to Regulate Growth,Field and Fruit Quality of Greenhouse Tomato and Nitrogen Dynamics in Root Zone北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The physiological development of tomato is affected by a number of integrative abiotic and biotic factors and the purpose of this paper is to investigate how irrigation with biogas slurry alerts the yield and fruit quality of greenhouse tomato.【Method】The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse from autumn in 2017 to spring in 2018 by irrigating the tomato with a mixture of fresh water and biogas slurry at volumetric ratio of 1∶8, 1∶6 and 1∶4 at flowering stage and fruit-elongation stage respectively. In each treatment, we measured growth, yield, and fruit quality of the tomato, as well as the dynamics of total nitrogen in the root zone. 【Result】The tomato growth was positively related to the biogas slurry ratio at significant level, and the 1∶6 and 1∶4 ratio gave the highest total dry matter at the flowering stage and the fruit expansion stage respectively. The 1∶6 treatment gave the best return, and compared to CK (without biogas slurry), it increased the return by 12.93% in autumn and 12.31% in spring respectively. Irrigating with 1∶4 ratio at fruit elongation stage gave the highest yield, and compared to CK, it increased the yield by 26.59% in autumn and 27.71% in spring respectively. The 1∶4 treatment gave 4.32% increase in yield compared to chemical fertilizer application in spring. T5 and T6 treatments improved soluble sugar and solid, as well as and sugar-acid ratio, while T2 and T3 treatments increased titratable acid and vitamin C content.【Conclusion】Irrigation by mixing biogas slurry and freshwater at 1∶6 and 1∶4 volumetric ratio at flowering-fruiting stage and fruit expansion stage can considerably improve yield and quality of tomato. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.