**17.7 Tomato**

Among the substrates studied, tomato plants raised on Arka Fermented Cocopeat registered maximum growth and yield (87.6 t/ha) compared to commercial cocopeat (76.7 t/ha) and soil (58.2 t/ha). The fruit quality was better when tomato plants were grown on Arka Fermented Cocopeat compared to commercial cocopeat and soil [33]. Plants grown in cocopeat substrate produced a higher fruit number (5.2%) and total yield (0.7%) than that of rockwool substrate. Fruit size and fruit quality characters showed no significant differences within growing substrates [34].

*Soilless Cultivation to Secure the Vegetable Demand of Urban and Peri-Urban Population DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102695*
