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Greenhouse Soil Biosolarization with Tomato Plant Debris as a Unique Fertilizer for Tomato Crops

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(2), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020279
by Pablo García-Raya 1,*, César Ruiz-Olmos 1, José Ignacio Marín-Guirao 1, Carlos Asensio-Grima 1, Julio César Tello-Marquina 1 and Miguel de Cara-García 2
Reviewer 2:
Francesco Lops
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(2), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020279
Submission received: 10 November 2018 / Revised: 14 January 2019 / Accepted: 15 January 2019 / Published: 19 January 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Greenhouse and Horticulture)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Reuse of plant waste in agriculture and horticulture is an age old technique.  Authors re-confirming it is good.  Lines 267-269 can be eliminated - writers suggesting they should carryout proper discussions does not add substance to the paper.  

Conclusions - the way it is shown is mediocre - the authors can note the fact that 'forests' enhance and grow by reusing their own debris -  or recycling bioelements needed for regrowth.  

Author Response

Reuse of plant waste in agriculture and horticulture is an age old technique.  Authors re-confirming it is good.  Lines 267-269 can be eliminated - writers suggesting they should carryout proper discussions does not add substance to the paper.  

Conclusions - the way it is shown is mediocre - the authors can note the fact that 'forests' enhance and grow by reusing their own debris -  or recycling bioelements needed for regrowth.  



We totally agree with you that in natural ecosystems (not intervened by humans) the balance is achieved by the reutilization of resources.

As good as you specified: “'forests' enhance and grow by reusing their own debris -  or recycling bio-elements needed for re-growth”, but in an agro industrial environment this conclusion is not as obvious, the actual trend is to use as much inputs as possible to ensure the profit.

This research pretends to establish an eco-friendly approach to the greenhouse debris problematic. Further investigation must be required from an economical point of view to support the presented conclusions.


Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

The paper should be edited taking into account the suggestions in the file

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Comments and Suggestions for Authors


The paper should be edited taking into account the suggestions in the file.



All the suggestions were accepted and changed in the new version of the documents (Tracked and Clean).


Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

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