Abstract
This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.). An air dried sandy loam soil was mixed with five rates of vermicompost equivalent to 0 (control), 5, 10, 15 and 20 t ha-1 and three rates of NPK fertilizer equivalent to 50% (N-P-K = 69-16-35 kg ha-1), 100% (N-P-K = 137-32-70 kg ha-1) and 200% (N-P-K = 274-64-140 kg ha-1). The treatments were replicated three times. The data revealed that shoot length, number of leaves, dry matter weight of shoots and roots, fruit number and fruit weight were influenced significantly (P -1 increased dry weight of shoot of 52 folds and root of 115 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 6 folds and mean fruit weight of 29 folds while the highest rate of NPK fertilizer of 200% increased dry weight of shoot of 35 folds and root of 80 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 4 folds and mean fruit weight of 18 folds over the control treatment. The growth performance of tomato was better in the vermicompost amended soil pots than the plants grown in the inorganic fertilizer amended soil pots. This study suggested that the vermicompost served as a potential source of nutrients for plant growth.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased tomato shoot dry weight by 52 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Organ / stage
- shoote2
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- dry weighte2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 52 foldse2
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e2“increased dry weight of shoot of 52 folds and root of 115 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 6 folds and mean fruit weight of 29 folds”
e4“over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased tomato root dry weight by 115 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- roote2
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- dry weighte2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 115 foldse2
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e2“increased dry weight of shoot of 52 folds and root of 115 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 6 folds and mean fruit weight of 29 folds”
e4“over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased tomato fruit number per plant by 6 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- number of fruit(s)/plante2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 6 foldse2
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e2“increased dry weight of shoot of 52 folds and root of 115 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 6 folds and mean fruit weight of 29 folds”
e4“over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased tomato mean fruit weight by 29 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- mean fruit weighte2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 29 foldse2
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e2“increased dry weight of shoot of 52 folds and root of 115 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 6 folds and mean fruit weight of 29 folds”
e4“over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest NPK rate (200%) increased tomato shoot dry weight by 35 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- shoote4
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizer of 200%e4
- Outcome
- dry weighte4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Value
- 35 foldse4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e4“the highest rate of NPK fertilizer of 200% increased dry weight of shoot of 35 folds and root of 80 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 4 folds and mean fruit weight of 18 folds over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest NPK rate (200%) increased tomato root dry weight by 80 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- roote4
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizer of 200%e4
- Outcome
- dry weighte4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Value
- 80 foldse4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e4“the highest rate of NPK fertilizer of 200% increased dry weight of shoot of 35 folds and root of 80 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 4 folds and mean fruit weight of 18 folds over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest NPK rate (200%) increased tomato fruit number per plant by 4 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizer of 200%e4
- Outcome
- number of fruit(s)/plante4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Value
- 4 foldse4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e4“the highest rate of NPK fertilizer of 200% increased dry weight of shoot of 35 folds and root of 80 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 4 folds and mean fruit weight of 18 folds over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest NPK rate (200%) increased tomato mean fruit weight by 18 folds over the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizer of 200%e4
- Outcome
- mean fruit weighte4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Value
- 18 foldse4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e4“the highest rate of NPK fertilizer of 200% increased dry weight of shoot of 35 folds and root of 80 folds, number of fruit(s)/plant of 4 folds and mean fruit weight of 18 folds over the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly influenced tomato shoot length, leaf number, shoot and root dry matter, fruit number and fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- shoot length, number of leaves, dry matter weight of shoots and roots, fruit number and fruit weighte1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“shoot length, number of leaves, dry matter weight of shoots and roots, fruit number and fruit weight were influenced significantly”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato grew better in vermicompost-amended soil than in inorganic-fertilizer-amended soil.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicompost amended soil potse6
- Outcome
- growth performance of tomatoe6
- Direction
- bettere6
- Comparator
- inorganic fertilizer amended soil potse6
- Setting
- soil potse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e6“The growth performance of tomato was better in the vermicompost amended soil pots than the plants grown in the inorganic fertilizer amended soil pots”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost is a potential source of nutrients for tomato plant growth.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- potential source of nutrients for plant growthe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study attempted to compare the effect of cow manure vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the vegetative growth and fruits of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e7“This study suggested that the vermicompost served as a potential source of nutrients for plant growth”
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