Integrated Nutrient Management In Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum L Under Southern Rajasthan Condition

Abstract

The present investigation entitled Integrated nutrient management in tomato newline(Lycopersicon esculentum L.) Under Southern Rajasthan conditions was undertaken newlineto examine the effect of organic manure, chemical fertilizers with bio-fertilizers on newlinegrowth and yield parameter of tomato, to assess the effect of organic manure, chemical newlinefertilizers with biofertilizers on quality parameter of tomato, and to work out economic newlineviability of different treatment combinations in tomato. newlineThe present field experiment was laid out at Agriculture Research Farm, School newlineof Agriculture Science and Technology, Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan during newlinethe zaid season of 2020-21 and 2021-22. The seed (tomato variety Abhilash) of the newlinecultivar was obtained from School of Agriculture Science and Technology, Sangam newlineUniversity, Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The plant of Abhilash is determinate, dark green, newline newlinefruit attractive red spherical, fruit type oval and circular, size medium to large, good newlineshelf life and days to first harvest 65-70 days. newlineThe important organic fertilizers and biofertilizers viz., Biofertilizer (PSB+ newlineAzotobector) at 5kg each per ha; Vermicompost (VC) at10t/ha (100%); FYM at 25 newlinet/ha (100%) and PMat 8 t/ha (100%) were applied under different combinations i.e., newline100% RDF+ Biofertilizer; 75% RDF+ Biofertilizer; 100% FYM + Biofertilizer; 100% newlineVC+ Biofertilizer; 100% PM + Biofertilizer; 25% RDF+75%VC+ Biofertilizer; 100% newlineorganic (33% FYM+33%VC+33% PM); 75% organic (FYM+VC+PM) + newlineBiofertilizer; 50% RDF + 50% organic (FYM+VC+PM); 75% RDF + 25% organic newline(FYM+VC+PM) and 25% RDF +25%FYM + 25%VC + Biofertilizer along with a newlinecontrol (100% RDF) in such a way 11 treatments were taken in this experiment as newlineabove and tested against control, replicated thrice in Randomized Block Design newline(RBD). newlineThe maximum plant height were recorded at 30, 60, 90 and 120 days after newlinetransplanting at same observation dates under the application of 75% RDF + 25% newlineorganic (FYM+VC+PM) followed by 100% RDF+ Biofertilizer. newlineThe investigation revealed that the T11 i.e., 75% RDF + 25%