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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-0934</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de ciencias agrícolas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-0934</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-09342014001001495</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de cinco dosis de vermicomposta en el cultivo de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum) en Sinaloa, México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of five vermicompost doses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivation in Sinaloa, Mexico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roblero Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo Rubili]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nava Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eusebio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valenzuela Quiñónez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wenceslao]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Camacho Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Quiroz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Sinaloa]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guasave Sinaloa]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2014</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2014</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<numero>spe8</numero>
<fpage>1495</fpage>
<lpage>1500</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-09342014001001495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-09342014001001495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-09342014001001495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los excesos de agroquímicos disminuyen la productividad de los suelos agrícolas, mientras que los fertilizantes de origen orgánico mejoran sus propiedades físico-químicas. La vermicomposta es una alternativa viable para mejorar la estructura y cantidad de nutrientes del suelo, por lo cual el objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar distintas dosis de vermicomposta en el cultivo de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) del norte de Sinaloa. Se probaron: 0, 500, 1 000, 1 600, 2 000 y 4 000 kg ha-1 de vermicomposta y un testigo, en un diseño completamente al azar con tres repeticiones por tratamiento. Las variables estimadas fueron, tamaño, número y peso de fruto. El tomate abonado con más de 4 000 kg ha-1 de vermicomposta incrementó significativamente el número y tamaño del fruto en la planta, de ahí que se considera una opción viable para su utilización en cultivos comerciales de tomates.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The excessive use of agrochemicals decrease productivity of agricultural soils, while organic fertilizers improve their physicochemical properties. Vermicompost is a viable alternative for improving the structure and amount of nutrients in the soil, therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate different vermicompost doses in tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in northern Sinaloa. Vermicompost doses of 0, 500, 1 000, 1 600, 2 000 and 4 000 kg ha-1 were tested including a control, in a completely randomized design with three replicates per treatment. The estimated variables were fruit size, number and weight. The addition of more than 4 000 kg ha-1 of vermicompost significantly increased the fruit number and size in tomato plants hence it is considered a viable option for use in commercial tomato crops.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fertilización]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[floración]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fruto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nutrición]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vermicomposta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fertilization]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[flowering]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fruit]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nutrition]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vermicompost]]></kwd>
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