https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/as <p><em><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Agricultural Science</span></em><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> (ISSN 2690-5396 e-ISSN 2690-4799) is an international, </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">double-blind</span> <span data-preserver-spaces="true">peer-reviewed</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">, open-access </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">journal,</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> published by the IDEAS SPREAD&nbsp;in the United States. It publishes original research and</span> <span data-preserver-spaces="true">applied,</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> and educational articles in all areas of agricultural science.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><em><span data-preserver-spaces="true">A</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">gricultural Science</span></em><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> strives to provide t</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">he best platform for </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">researchers and scholars worldwide to exchange their latest findings. </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Authors are encouraged to submit complete, unpublished, original works </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">that are</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> not under review in </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">any</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> other journals.</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> The journal </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">is published</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> in print and online versions, and the online version is available for free.</span></p> en-US <p>Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal.<br>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).</p> as@ideasspread.org (Eric Johnson) service@ideasspread.org (Technical Support) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:10:23 +0800 OJS 3.1.0.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/as/article/view/1396 <p class="text">This study examined the impact of two fertilizers (FI (CRFA) and F2 (Arizona University) and three substrates (S1(100% coconut fiber), S2 (50% coconut fiber, 50% grape marc, and 7g of polymers), and S3 (50% coconut fiber, 50% grape marc, and 13g of polymers)) on tomato growth in a soilless system. Results showed that Fertilizer F2 was the most effective overall. Substrate S3 excelled in node count and flower bud spacing, likely due to improved moisture retention and nutrient availability. Substrate S1 supported optimal stem length and node spacing. Substrate S2 yielded the highest tomato production. These findings suggest that optimizing fertilization and substrate composition can significantly improve tomato yield and quality in soilless systems. This has implications for sustainable agriculture by reducing reliance on soil-based cultivation and potentially increasing crop productivity. Further research in this area could lead to more efficient and environmentally friendly farming practices.</p> Edouard Youssef Tabet, Sarah Akiki, Suzy Rouphael, Elie Awad, Chadi Hosri, Dalida Darazy ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/as/article/view/1396 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800