Assessment of Various Growth, Yield and Nutritional Parameters of Tomatoes as Affected by Farmyard Manure Fortified with Potassium Fertilizer
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https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2013.1066.1069Keywords:
Farm yard manure, potassium, soil properties, tomatoesAbstract
To investigate the effect of different levels of potassium fertilizer with and without use of Farmyard Manure (FYM) on growth, yield and nutrition of tomato a study was carried out in year 2011 in pots. FYM was kept as main plots with five treatments of potassium (0, 60, 90, 120 and 160 kg K2O/ha) replicated four time. The results indicated that application of FYM and various K levels had significant effect on the growth, yield and nutrient content of tomatoes. The highest yield of tomatoes was (39.05 t/ha) observed in the pots receiving FYM and 41.97 t/ha was found in the treatment receiving K @ 120 kg/ha. The growth parameters including number of flowers per plant, number of fruits per plant and fruit diameter were also found significantly different by the application of FYM and K fertilizer. The mineral nutrition of tomato showed significant effect of FYM and K levels on plant P and K. FYM and K levels also significantly improved soil K content. It may be concluded that the Potassium applied @ 120 kg/ha along with the FYM was effective in improving the tomatoes attributes as well soil K content.
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