Abstract
In 2022, an experiment was conducted at the Experiment Farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, to explore tomato cultivation possibilities using soilless media in a naturally ventilated polyhouse. Employing a randomized block design with 5 treatments and 4 replications, various media compositions, including cocopeat, vermiculite, perlite, sand, and loam soil in different ratios, were tested. The study uncovered that optimal tomato growth occurred in Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm), primary branches (6.19), plant fresh weight (177.90 g), fruit weight (70.80 g), and a shorter time to flowering (42.5 days). This medium also resulted in higher residual N, P, K contents (2.58%, 2.51%, 2.64%, respectively) in the spent growing medium. Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36), fruits/plant (71.74), yield/plant (4.88 kg), total yield (66.26 q/500sqm), and harvesting latitude (48.31 days). Meanwhile, Cocopeat: Vermiculite: Perlite (3:1:1) recorded the longest days to first harvest (83.75 days). Sand: Vermicompost (1:1) exhibited the highest chlorophyll content (2.50 mg/100 g), and fruit volume (73.10 cc), while Cocopeat: Vermicompost (1:1) had the maximum flowers per cluster (3.91). Economically, the analysis favored Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1) with a maximum benefit-cost ratio of 2.20. In conclusion, while Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) seems optimal for growth and yield, the economic advantage lies with Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1).
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Claim · model-written summary
Loam soil, sand, and vermicompost at 1:1:1 gave maximum tomato plant height of 140.68 cm.
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- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0t0
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e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture gave 6.19 primary branches.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm), primary branches (6.19)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture gave maximum fresh weight of 177.90 g.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm), primary branches (6.19), plant fresh weight (177.90 g)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture gave maximum fruit weight of 70.80 g.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm), primary branches (6.19), plant fresh weight (177.90 g), fruit weight (70.80 g)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture shortened flowering time to 42.5 days.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1), showing maximum plant height (140.68 cm), primary branches (6.19), plant fresh weight (177.90 g), fruit weight (70.80 g), and a shorter time to flowering (42.5 days)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture left 2.58% residual N in spent medium.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0e1
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e0“higher residual N, P, K contents (2.58%, 2.51%, 2.64%, respectively) in the spent growing medium”
t0“Soilless culture of tomato”
e1“optimal tomato growth occurred in Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1)”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture left 2.51% residual P in spent medium.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0e1
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e0“higher residual N, P, K contents (2.58%, 2.51%, 2.64%, respectively) in the spent growing medium”
t0“Soilless culture of tomato”
e1“optimal tomato growth occurred in Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1)”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture left 2.64% residual K in spent medium.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0e1
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Verbatim
e0“higher residual N, P, K contents (2.58%, 2.51%, 2.64%, respectively) in the spent growing medium”
t0“Soilless culture of tomato”
e1“optimal tomato growth occurred in Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat, sand, and vermicompost at 5:2:3 gave the highest dry weight, 25.80 g.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest fruit set of 48.24%.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest fruits per cluster, 8.36.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest fruits per plant, 71.74.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36), fruits/plant (71.74)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest yield per plant, 4.88 kg.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36), fruits/plant (71.74), yield/plant (4.88 kg)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest total yield, 66.26 q/500sqm.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36), fruits/plant (71.74), yield/plant (4.88 kg), total yield (66.26 q/500sqm)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The cocopeat mixture gave the highest harvesting latitude, 48.31 days.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Sand: Vermicompost (5:2:3) yielded the highest plant dry weight (25.80 g), fruit set (48.24%), fruits/cluster (8.36), fruits/plant (71.74), yield/plant (4.88 kg), total yield (66.26 q/500sqm), and harvesting latitude (48.31 days)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat, vermiculite, and perlite at 3:1:1 gave the longest time to first harvest, 83.75 days.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Cocopeat: Vermiculite: Perlite (3:1:1) recorded the longest days to first harvest (83.75 days)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Sand and vermicompost at 1:1 gave the highest chlorophyll content, 2.50 mg/100 g.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Sand: Vermicompost (1:1) exhibited the highest chlorophyll content (2.50 mg/100 g)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Sand and vermicompost at 1:1 gave the highest fruit volume, 73.10 cc.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sand: Vermicompost (1:1) exhibited the highest chlorophyll content (2.50 mg/100 g), and fruit volume (73.10 cc)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat and vermicompost at 1:1 gave the most flowers per cluster, 3.91.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cocopeat: Vermicompost (1:1) had the maximum flowers per cluster (3.91)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The loam mixture had the maximum benefit-cost ratio of 2.20.
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- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0t0
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e0“Loam soil: Sand: Vermicompost (1:1:1) with a maximum benefit-cost ratio of 2.20”
t0“tomato”
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