Enhancing tomato drought resilience with organic amendments and local landraces.

ABSTRACT: Climate change has continuously increased drought risk. Alternative economic, sustainable, and practical solutions are still needed to address this risk. In this study, conducted in Izmir, Türkiye, we used organic amendments, biochar, and vermicompost in combination with local tomato landraces as a strategy against drought stress. Four landraces, 'Olympia,' 'Areti,' 'TR40430' and 'TR43513' were selected from the Mediterranean Basin according to their performance to drought within the scope of the VEGADAPT Prima Project. 'Moneymaker' was used as a control under three irrigation treatments. Full irrigation (Ir100) was carried out to replenish the soil moisture to field capacity. For deficit irrigation, 70% (Ir70) and 40% (Ir40) of the water applied in the Ir100 irrigation was provided, respe

SUBMITTER: Tuzel Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature