The trial was carried out at Embrapa Hortaliças, in Brasilia, Brazil, to evaluate the performance of tomato crop production during two years (2000 and 2001), under three greenhouse models and different types of substrates. The greenhouse models were arch roof; even span and an arch roof with upper convective aperture. The substrates were rice husk, carbonized rice husk, coconut fiber, sawdust, coarsed sawdust, rockwool and a substrate for seedling production used at Embrapa Hortaliças. No significant statistical difference was verified for tomatoes cultivated in coconut fiber (10,4 kg m-2), sawdust (9,9 kg m-2), carbonized rice husk (9,3 kg m-2) and coarse sawdust (9,0 kg m-2). On the other hand, the smallest production was obtained for tomatoes cultivated in rockwool (6,4 kg m-2 ). There was a yield reduction between cultivation years due to the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta) in all greenhouses. Coconut fiber and carbonized rice husk yielded the heaviest fruits, 128 g and 123 g respectively.
Lycopersicon esculentum; fertigation; nutrient solution; soilless culture
