Effects of Organic Fertilizer Type and Application Rate on Soil-Microbe Interactions, Yield, and Quality of Greenhouse Tomato.

ABSTRACT: Soil nutrient imbalance and the decline of microbial diversity threaten the long-term sustainability of crop production in intensive agriculture. Organic fertilizers provide a promising means to improve soil-microbe-plant interactions, yet the combined effects of fertilizer type and application rate on soil function and crop productivity remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we investigated the agronomic and ecological responses of greenhouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to three organic fertilizers-bone calcium fertilizer (BCF), bone mud fertilizer (BMF), and bio-organic fertilizer (BOF)-each applied at four rates (7500, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000 kg·ha^-1). The highest tested BOF rate (45,000 kg·ha^-1) significantly increased net photosynthesis b

SUBMITTER: Lu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12608545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature