Vermicompost,
mulching and irrigation level on growth, yield and TSS of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).
Singh BK, Pathak KA, Ramakrishna Y, Verma VK
and Deka BC
Indian Journal of Hill Farming 26 (2):
105-110, 2013
E-mail:
bksinghkushinagar@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
A field
experiment was conducted for two years to investigate the effect of
vermicompost, organic mulching and irrigation level on growth, yield and
quality attributes of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) with an ultimate aim of
optimizing water and nutrient requirement of tomato in mild-tropical climate
during dry season. The vermicompost together with organic mulching increased
plant height (106.5 cm), leaf area (40.6 cm2), leaf weight (1301 mg/ leaf),
fruit weight (92.9 g), fruit yield (4.013 kg/ plant), fruit density (0.972 g/
cc), post-harvest shelf-life (15.0 days) and TSS (5.2ยบ Brix) of tomato
significantly. Application of vermicompost alone too increased the shelf-life
of fruits by 25-106 % and TSS beyond 4.5 %, both of which are traits highly
desirable for production of summer tomato and the related processing industry.
The application of vermicompost @ 5 tonnes/ ha, 5 cm thick mulching with dried
crop residues, two-thirds dose of NPK fertilizer (80:40:40 kg/ ha) and 30 %
irrigation is optimum for obtaining better quality and productivity of field
grown tomatoes during dry period of mild-tropical climate.
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