Muhammad Sulieman*(1) , Mounzer Khaddam(1) and Badih Samra(2)
(1). Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia. Syria.
(2). Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Muhammad Sulieman. E-Mail: Muhammad.suliemann@gmail.com ).
Received: 23/08/2022 Accepted : 21/09/2022
Abstract:
This study was carried out in Ain Shqqaq, and Al-Burjan villages in Jablah, Lattakia governorate, during the spring growing of the year 2021. Tomato (hybrid Domina) were planted in soil culture in a 400 m2 greenhouse covered with polyethylene, and the same hybrid was planted in soilless culture in a similar greenhouse, perlite and black pumice were used as planting medium with 40% for perlite, the pruning was on two stems. this research aimed to compare the cultivation of tomatoes in soil and soilless culture, to reveal its preference, through quantitative and qualitative indicators. The results of this study showed that the total fixed costs of cultivation in soilless culture were higher (7967000 SP) compared to the total fixed costs of cultivation in soil culture (5874000 SP). however, the plants grown in soilless culture outperformed by all qualitative and quantitative indicators over plants grown in soil culture, and the productivity of the plant in soilless culture reached to 16 kg/plant, and to 6 kg/plant in soil culture.
Key words: soilless culture – greenhouse – tomato – Economic study.
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