TY - JOUR AU - K. Konovalenko AU - O. Chaіuk AU - O. Kuts AU - A. Rozhkov AU - I. Pidlubenko AU - O. Onishchenko AU - E. Dukhin AU - L. Leus PY - 2022/01/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - THE USE OF FILLER CROP FOR GROWING TOMATOES IN FILM GREENHOUSES JF - Vegetable and Melon Growing JA - VMG VL - 0 IS - 70 SE - Articles DO - 10.32717/0131-0062-2021-70-28-35 UR - https://vegetables-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/315 AB - The aim of the research. To establish the possibility of using green crops as a tomato filler crops for its cultivation in film greenhouses without heating. Methods. Field, laboratory, computational and statistical. Results. The influence of different types of green crops on tomato seedlings was determined. The influence of filler crop on plant biometric parameters and yield of tomato fruits has been studied. The use of fertilizers in the technological scheme of cultivation (N180P120K120) leads to a tendency to reduce the yield of tomatoes, which is associated with more active growth of green crops under the influence of fertilizer nutrients and increased allelopathic and competitive interaction between plants. Conclusions. Negative allelopathic effect on tomato seeds is caused by the secretion of seedlings of dill and Moldavian dragon’s head. Growing coriander and dill in the rows of tomatoes, regardless of the background of fertilizer causes a significant increase in the number of tassels on the plant (up to 2,9–3,0 pc.) аnd increase the average weight of the fruit (up to 296–319 g). The negative impact on the number of bunches of tomato plants causes the cultivation of basil within the rows and between the rows; to the height of tomato plants – growing basil within the rows and between the rows, coriander in rows, dill within the rows (reduction to 110,0–146,7 cm). With a low supply of tomato plants with nutrients, it is effective to grow basil and coriander within the rows, the Moldavian dragon’s head – between the rows, which provides a yield of marketable fruit at 11,45–13,1 kg/m2. With the use of the recommended norms of mineral fertilizers, it is effective to use dill as a filler crop for its placement within the rows (12,25 kg/m2) and coriander between the rows (14,05 kg/m2). For growing green crops as tomato filler crops, you can get a yield of coriander 0,4–0,6 kg/m2, dill 0,8–1,9 kg/m2, Moldavian dragon’s head 1,95–2,54 kg/m2, basil – 2,17–3,60 kg/m2. ER -