Comunicação Emergência e desenvolvimento de mudas de tomate IPA 6 em substratos, contendo esterco ovino 1

The search for alternative substrat that can replace commercial products in the tomato seedlings production isvery important to reduce costs at the first stage of such culture. The present study aimed to evaluate the quality ofindustrial tomato IP A 6 seedlings produced with alternative substrate of sheep manure. The experiment was carried ouat a plant nursery at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco S tate, Brazil, fromFebruary 16 to March 30, 2012. The experimental design was a completely randomized design with four replications.The treatments were: T1 – commercial substrate; T2 – sheep manure + sand (1:1); T3 – sheep manure + sand (2:1); T4– sheep manure + sand (3:1); T5 – sheep manure + soil (1:1); T6 – sheep manure + soil (2:1); T7 – sheep manure + soil(3:1); T8 – sheep manure + sand + soil (1:1:1); T9 – sheep manure + sand + soil (2:1:1); T10 – sheep manure + sand + soil