Effect of Biofertilizers and Organic Manures on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Author: Laxmi Bai, Manoj Kumar Bundela, Pushplata Singh, Meena D.C., Maurya R.P. and Sharma A.

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Abstract

The current inquiry was conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Jaipur (Rajasthan) to study the effect of bio-fertilizers and organic manures on yield and quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) cv. ‘Abhilash’ during Rabi season of the year 2022-2023. A Block Design that was Randomized was used in the trial, and twelve treatment combinations were possible viz., Control (T1) , 100% RDF (T2), 100 % Vermicompost (T3), 25% Vermicompost + 75% RDF + PSB (T4), 50% RDF + 50% Vermicompost + PSB (T5) , 75% RDF + 25% Vermicompost + Azospirillium (T6), 50% RDF + 50% Vermicompost + Azospirillium (T7), 100% FYM (T8), 25% FYM + 75% RDF + PSB (T9), 50% RDF+ 50% FYM + PSB (T10), 25% FYM + 75% RDF + Azospirillium (T11), 50% FYM + 50% RDF + Azospirillium (T12) and Three duplicates of each treatment were conducted. Analysis of the data showed that, under the specific agroclimatic conditions of the area, the effects of biofertilizers and other organic manures on key metrics such as tomato quality, yield, and vegetative development were highly influenced. In terms of several vegetative growth, yield, and quality indices, the treatment (T5) had a substantial impact and the highest quantity of branches that a plant have (14.93 branches), the highest number of cluster that a plant have (8.66), (8.52) flowers per cluster, quantity of fruits on each plant (45.99), (5.42 cm) length of the fruit, (7.76 mm) fruit diameter, fruit weight (86.47), the notably increased fruit production per plant (3.84 kg per plant), (61.49 kg per plot) yield per plot and (142.35 q per ha) yield per hectare was noted in (T5). Whereas, the lowest (40.49 q per ha) yield were noted in control (T0). Results further succeeded by the highest (4.23) benefit: cost ratio was noted in 50% Vermicompost + 50% RDF + Phosphorous solublizing bacteria (PSB) (T8). Whereas, the lowest benefit: cost ratio (1.02) was noted under control. Treatment T7 (50% RDF + 50% Vermicompost + Azospirillium) have heighest plant height (102.27 cm) succeeded by Treatment T5 (97.5 cm).

Keywords

RDF, Farmyard manure, Vermicompost, Azospirillium, PSB, yield

Conclusion

Tomato germination, growth, and development were all significantly improved by the application of plant growth regulators, according to the current study. The results of the tests indicated that T5 produced the highest quality and quantity of fruit (142.35 q/ha) among the treatments examined, and treatment T7 produced the highest plant growth (97.80 cm) among the treatments studied. With a benefit cost ratio of 4.23, T5 also had the highest ratio. In T5, Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) were combined with 50% Vermicompost (VC) and 50% RDF.

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Laxmi Bai, Manoj Kumar Bundela, Pushplata Singh, Meena D.C., Maurya R.P. and Sharma A. (2024). Effect of Biofertilizers and Organic Manures on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(1): 136-140.