The effect of application of fertilizers in excess through irrigation in soils with different levels of salinity was evaluated on variables of tomato production, in a greenhouse located in Department of Biosystems Engineering of ESALQ/USP, in Piracicaba, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks, in a factorial scheme 6 x 2 with four replications, the factors consisted in six levels of initial soil salinity (S1 = 1.62, S2 = 2.40, S3 = 2.98, S4 = 3.48, S5 = 4.63 and S6 = 5.82 dS m-1) and two fertigation managements (M1 - Fertilizer applied in fertigation obeying the nutrient absorption curve of crop, and M2 - Cultivation without application of fertilizers through irrigation water). The variables fresh biomass of fruit and number of fruits were statistically affected by both factors-types of management and salinity levels with reductions of 38.82 and 27.31% for the M1 management. The interaction between salinity x management and salinity isolated significantly influenced components studied, except dry biomass of stem and root for interaction. The management M1 performed better for all yield components studied when compared to M2 management. The threshold for the cultivar was higher than that found in the literature.
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill; soil electrical conductivity; chemical fertilizers; soil solution
