Vol. 6 (5) : September-October 2015 issue
Green Farming Vol. 6 (5) : 1068-1070 ; September-October, 2015
Yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) seed & soil fertility as affected by organic manures and biofertilizers
NAVJOT SINGH BRARa1*, K.S. THAKURa2, RAMESH KUMARa3 and D.K. MEHTAb4
aDepartment of Vegetable Science, bDeptt. of Seed Science & Technology Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173 230 (Himachal Pradesh)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(singh.navjotbrar@gmail.com), 2,4Sr. Scientist, 3Professor
Subject : Vegetable Sciences
Paper No. : P-3070
Total Pages : 3
Received : 26 November 2014
Revised accepted : 24 August 2015
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Citation :
NAVJOT SINGH BRAR, K.S. THAKUR, RAMESH KUMAR and D.K. MEHTA. 2015. Yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) seed & soil fertility as affected by organic manures and biofertilizers. Green Farming Vol. 6 (5) : 1068-1070 ; September-October, 2015
ABSTRACT
The present study was carried out at Experimental Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during kharif season of 2011. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Block Design (CRBD) comprising of ten treatments treatment combinations of organic manures and biofertilizers viz., T1:FYM @ 20 t/ha, T2: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha, T3: Neem manure @ 2 t/ha, T4: Biovita granules @ 50 kg/ha, T5: Biofertilizers (Azotobacter + PSB + KSB) each @ 5 kg/ha, T6: T1+ Biofertilizers, T7: T2 + Biofertilizers, T8: T3 + Biofertilizers, T9: T4 + Biofertilizers and T10: Control. Among all the treatments, treatment 'T7' (Vermicompost + biofertilizers) performed best for most of the seed yield characteristics including fertility status of soil, but benefit: cost ratio was obtained highest with the treatment 'T9' (Biovita + biofertilizers), rated as second best treatment for most of seed yield characters. Hence, treatment 'T9' from economic point of view and treatment 'T7' for retention of soil fertility year after year and getting high seed yield, can be recommended for commercial cultivation.
Key words :
Biofertilizers, Organic manures, Seed yield, Soil fertility, Tomato.
