Effect of compost and inorganic fertilizers on yield and quality of tomato (original) (raw)

2017, Academia Journal of Agricultural Research

Effect of compost and inorganic fertilizers on yield and quality of tomato was investigated in field experiment carried out on silt loam soil at Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar during summer 2016. The experiment was arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three (3) replications and seven (7) treatments. N, P and K fertilizers at 180, 100 and 60 kg ha-1 respectively were applied with or without compost, while compost was applied at 20 tons ha-1. The sources of N, P and K were urea, triple super phosphate and muriate of potash. The results of the study showed that yield and quality parameters of tomato fruit were significantly affected by the combined use of compost and inorganic fertilizers. Maximum tomato fruit and dry matter yields, fruit density, number of fruit kg-1, N, P and K uptake by tomato plant were obtained from treatment where full dose of N, P and K with10 tons of compost were applied. Maximum vitamin C content in tomato frui...

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