Abstract
The influence of organic hydroponic nutrient solution on tomato growth and yield was studied using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three treatments (organic nutrient solution, conventional hydroponic fertiliser (as positive control) and plain tap water (as negative control)) replicated three times. Determinate tomato seeds were germinated and transplanted into the 3 treatments. Twenty days after transplanting, vegetative response variables were recorded at fifteen days intervals from each treatment. Vegetative response variables included plant height, number of leaves and stem diameter. The reproductive parameters included number of flowers per plant, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight (g), yield (kg) per plant and yield (kg) per treatment. Furthermore, the organic nutrient solution formulated from goat manure positively improved plant growth and yield performance of a tomato crop, and provided a technique feasible and alternative to conventional hydroponics. These results open further possibilities for other crops currently grown in hydroponics using conventional fertilisers. Key words: Organic nutrient solution, growth, yield, goat manure, tomato.
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The organic nutrient solution from goat manure positively improved tomato growth and yield performance compared with conventional hydroponic fertiliser and tap water.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- organic nutrient solution formulated from goat manuree1
- Outcome
- plant growth and yield performancee1
- Direction
- positively improvede1
- Comparator
- conventional hydroponic fertilisere2
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e1“the organic nutrient solution formulated from goat manure positively improved plant growth and yield performance of a tomato crop”
e2“three treatments (organic nutrient solution, conventional hydroponic fertiliser (as positive control) and plain tap water (as negative control))”
Claim · model-written summary
The organic nutrient solution is feasible and an alternative to conventional hydroponics for tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Outcome
- a technique feasible and alternative to conventional hydroponicse3
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Verbatim
e1“the organic nutrient solution formulated from goat manure positively improved plant growth and yield performance of a tomato crop”
e3“provided a technique feasible and alternative to conventional hydroponics”
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