Effect of Different Doses of NK Chemical Fertilizers and Compost on Growth and Yield Attributes of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

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  • Thayamini Harold Seran Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Chenkalady
  • Mohamed Saleem Mohamed Imthiyas Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Chenkalady

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i6.481-485.618

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Compost- fruit yield- pulp consistency- tomato- total soluble solid

Özet

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of NK chemical fertilizers in combination with compost on the growth and yield attributes of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). The pot experiment was done in a complete randomized block design possessing eight treatments with four replicates. Fruit weight, pulp weight, seed weight, total soluble solid, leaf area and dry weights of plat parts were taken and fruit yield was calculated. All the collected data were subjected to statistical analysis. The results revealed that there were significant differences in fruit and seed weights, total soluble solid, pulp weight, 100 seed weight, pulp consistency, leaf area and crop residue. In these parameters, higher mean values were recorded in chemical fertilizers (7.5 g N + 6 g K2O + 15 g P2O5 per m2) with compost (2 kg per m2) than those in the chemical fertilizers applied alone (9.0 g N + 8 g K2O + 15 g P2O5 per m2as standard control). Total soluble solid and fruit yield were 5.73 obrix and 3.21 kg/m2 respectively in the chemical fertilizers with compost (7.5 g N + 6 g K2O + 15 g P2O5 +2 kg compost per m2) treated plants and these were statically on par with the standard control which gave 4.36 obrix total soluble solid and 3.05 kg/m2 fruit yield. The result could be concluded that application of chemical fertilizers (7.5 g N + 6 g K2O + 15 g P2O5 per m2) with compost (2 kg per m2) could increase the total soluble solid and fruit yield as well as reduce the usage of chemical fertilizers in tomato cultivation over the standard control in sandy regosol.

Yazar Biyografileri

Thayamini Harold Seran, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Chenkalady

Department of Crop Science

Mohamed Saleem Mohamed Imthiyas, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Chenkalady

Department of Crop Science

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2016-06-15

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Seran, T. H., & Imthiyas, M. S. M. (2016). Effect of Different Doses of NK Chemical Fertilizers and Compost on Growth and Yield Attributes of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 4(6), 481–485. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i6.481-485.618

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