A case study of a profitable mid-tech greenhouse for the sustainable production of tomato, using a biofertilizer and a biofungicide

IF 2.3 4区生物学 Q3 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ejbt.2022.06.003

Leobardo Serrano-Carreón , Sergio Aranda-Ocampo , Karina A. Balderas-Ruíz , Antonio M. Juárez , Edibel Leyva , Mauricio A. Trujillo-Roldán , Norma A. Valdez-Cruz , Enrique Galindo

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Abstract

Background

Protected agriculture (PA) is an alternative allowing the control of environmental variables to produce healthy vegetables. Biofertilizers and biofungicides can reduce the chemical load of pesticides. There is abundant literature documenting individual aspects, such as control of environmental variables, irrigation, biological control, and cost assessments. However, there are no reports documenting integral approaches in which variables are considered altogether in a successful case study of mid-tech technology, suitable in middle-income countries like México. We tested if mid-tech greenhouses using biocontrol and biofertilization can increase profits, using tomato as a model system. This work provides considerations about middle-income countries’ agriculture and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to offer cost-effective, sustainable alternatives to producers.

Results

This technology yielded up to 254 tons/ha·year of tomato, achieving reductions of 44–60% in water consumption, 25% in chemical nitrogen-fertilization, and 28% in the cost unit of production, increasing the profits by ∼45% in relation to Mexican conventional greenhouses management.

Conclusions

This case study has shown that it is possible to significantly increase profits in mid-tech greenhouse tomato production by increasing productivity and crop quality and decreasing the use of water and agrochemicals through greenhouse automatization, crop management, and beneficial bacteria applied to crops. This manuscript includes a video, supplementary to the main contributions of the project. Please visit this URL: https://youtu.be/uRBGgJqfkLE.

How to cite: Serrano-Carreón L, Aranda-Ocampo S, Balderas-Ruíz KA, et al. A case study of a profitable mid-tech greenhouse for the sustainable production of tomato, using a biofertilizer and a biofungicide. Electron J Biotechnol 2022;59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2022.06.003.

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一个使用生物肥料和生物杀菌剂的中等技术温室可持续生产番茄的案例研究

保护农业(PA)是一种可以控制环境变量以生产健康蔬菜的替代方法。生物肥料和生物杀菌剂可以减少农药的化学负荷。有大量的文献记录了各个方面，如环境变量的控制、灌溉、生物控制和成本评估。但是，没有报告记载在中等技术技术的成功案例研究中综合考虑变量的综合方法，适合于象莫桑比克这样的中等收入国家。我们测试了使用生物防治和生物施肥的中等技术温室是否可以增加利润，以番茄为模型系统。这项工作提供了对中等收入国家农业的考虑，以及需要采取多学科方法为生产者提供具有成本效益的可持续替代方案。结果该技术的番茄产量高达254吨/公顷·年，用水量减少44-60%，化学氮肥减少25%，单位生产成本减少28%，与墨西哥传统温室管理相比，利润增加约45%。结论本案例研究表明，通过温室自动化、作物管理和作物有益菌的施用，提高生产力和作物质量，减少水和农药的使用，可以显著提高中等技术温室番茄生产的利润。这份手稿包括一个视频，补充了项目的主要贡献。请访问此网址:https://youtu.be/uRBGgJqfkLE.How引用:Serrano-Carreón L, Aranda-Ocampo S, Balderas-Ruíz KA等。一个使用生物肥料和生物杀菌剂的中等技术温室可持续生产番茄的案例研究。中国生物医学工程学报(英文版);2011;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2022.06.003。

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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 工程技术-生物工程与应用微生物

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5.60

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2 months

期刊介绍： Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is an international scientific electronic journal, which publishes papers from all areas related to Biotechnology. It covers from molecular biology and the chemistry of biological processes to aquatic and earth environmental aspects, computational applications, policy and ethical issues directly related to Biotechnology. The journal provides an effective way to publish research and review articles and short communications, video material, animation sequences and 3D are also accepted to support and enhance articles. The articles will be examined by a scientific committee and anonymous evaluators and published every two months in HTML and PDF formats (January 15th , March 15th, May 15th, July 15th, September 15th, November 15th). The following areas are covered in the Journal: • Animal Biotechnology • Biofilms • Bioinformatics • Biomedicine • Biopolicies of International Cooperation • Biosafety • Biotechnology Industry • Biotechnology of Human Disorders • Chemical Engineering • Environmental Biotechnology • Food Biotechnology • Marine Biotechnology • Microbial Biotechnology • Molecular Biology and Genetics •Nanobiotechnology • Omics • Plant Biotechnology • Process Biotechnology • Process Chemistry and Technology • Tissue Engineering