Vol. 3 (5) : September-October 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (5) : 557-559 (September-October, 2012)
Effect of organic manures on growth, yield and nutrient quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
AZIN GHABELRAHMATa1* and K.N. DHUMALb2
aDepartment of Environmental Science,
bDepartment of Botany, University of Pune, 411007 (M.S)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(azin.ghabelrahmat@gmail.com), 2Former Professor (Botany)
Subject : Environment Science, Climate Resilient Agriculture
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 3
Received : 5 June 2012
Revised accepted : 27 July 2012
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Citation :
AZIN GHABELRAHMAT and K.N. DHUMAL. 2012. Effect of organic manures on growth, yield and nutrient quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Green Farming Vol. 3 (5) : 557-559 ; September-October, 2012
ABSTRACT
Impact of organic manures on growth, yield and nutrient quality of most commonly cultivated vegetable crops like tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) was investigated at field level. The results revealed that amendment of organic manures like Neem cake and Jeevamrutha found to be highly significant to improve growth and yield attributes. The nutrient quality analysed indicated superiority of organically grown tomato in total carbohydrates, proteins and vitamin C. Along with this soil micro flora and availability of essential nutrients to the plant was also enhanced. This study confirmed the economic profitability as well as sustainable cultivation of tomato, providing better yield and safe vegetables for consumers, maintaining the soil fertility and avoiding the environmental pollution when grown organically.
Key words :
Growth, nutrient quality, organic cultivation, tomato, yield.