Abstract
This study investigates the impact of different organic fertilizer sources on the growth, phenology, and yield parameters of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Njala, Moyamba District, Southern Sierra Leone. The treatments included NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer, goat dung, pig dung, and poultry manure in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Results revealed significant differences in morphological characteristics, with poultry manure enhancing plant height (63.29 cm), stem girth (0.88 cm), leaf number (69.23 leaves), and leaf area (352.94 cm²) compared to other treatments. In terms of phenology, poultry manure also resulted in the earliest flowering (30.14 days) and fruit set (33.05 days), indicating its superior role in promoting rapid reproductive development. Moreover, yield parameters showed that poultry manure produced the highest fresh fruit number (442.21 fruits) and weight (502.04 kg/ha), outperforming goat dung (309.06 fruits; 444.55 kg/ha) and significantly surpassing pig dung (203.13 fruits; 108.69 kg/ha). NPK fertilizer demonstrated moderate effects, producing 353 fruits and 360.13 kg/ha, but did not match the performance of organic fertilizers. These findings underscore the effectiveness of organic manure, particularly poultry manure, in enhancing the growth and yield of tomato plants, suggesting its potential as a sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilizers. This study highlights the importance of integrating organic fertilizers into local agricultural practices to improve food security and promote sustainable farming in Sierra Leone. Therefore, it is recommended that vegetable farmers within Njala Community should incorporate the use of poultry manure and Goat dung at 5t/ha rate into their activities to achieve high yield potential of tomato production
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Claims 15
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure produced tomato plant height of 63.29 cm, greater than other treatments.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- enhancinge0
- Value
- 63.29 cme0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure enhancing plant height (63.29 cm), stem girth (0.88 cm), leaf number (69.23 leaves), and leaf area (352.94 cm²) compared to other treatments”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure produced tomato stem girth of 0.88 cm.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- stem girthe0
- Direction
- enhancinge0
- Value
- 0.88 cme0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure enhancing plant height (63.29 cm), stem girth (0.88 cm), leaf number (69.23 leaves), and leaf area (352.94 cm²) compared to other treatments”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure produced 69.23 leaves per tomato plant.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- leaf numbere0
- Direction
- enhancinge0
- Value
- 69.23 leavese0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure enhancing plant height (63.29 cm), stem girth (0.88 cm), leaf number (69.23 leaves), and leaf area (352.94 cm²) compared to other treatments”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure produced tomato leaf area of 352.94 cm².
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- leaf areae0
- Direction
- enhancinge0
- Value
- 352.94 cm²e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure enhancing plant height (63.29 cm), stem girth (0.88 cm), leaf number (69.23 leaves), and leaf area (352.94 cm²) compared to other treatments”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure led to earliest tomato flowering at 30.14 days.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- floweringe0
- Direction
- earlieste0
- Value
- 30.14 dayse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure also resulted in the earliest flowering (30.14 days) and fruit set (33.05 days)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure led to earliest tomato fruit set at 33.05 days.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- earlieste0
- Value
- 33.05 dayse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure also resulted in the earliest flowering (30.14 days) and fruit set (33.05 days)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure yielded the highest tomato fresh fruit number, 442.21 fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- fresh fruit numbere0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 442.21 fruitse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure produced the highest fresh fruit number (442.21 fruits) and weight (502.04 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure yielded highest tomato fruit weight, 502.04 kg/ha.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 502.04 kg/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“poultry manure produced the highest fresh fruit number (442.21 fruits) and weight (502.04 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Goat dung produced 309.06 tomato fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- goat dunge0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Value
- 309.06 fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“goat dung (309.06 fruits; 444.55 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Goat dung produced 444.55 kg/ha tomato fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- goat dunge0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Value
- 444.55 kg/hae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“goat dung (309.06 fruits; 444.55 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pig dung produced 203.13 tomato fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- pig dunge0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Value
- 203.13 fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pig dung (203.13 fruits; 108.69 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pig dung produced 108.69 kg/ha tomato fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- pig dunge0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Value
- 108.69 kg/hae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pig dung (203.13 fruits; 108.69 kg/ha)”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK fertilizer produced 353 tomato fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Direction
- moderatee0
- Value
- 353 fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK fertilizer demonstrated moderate effects, producing 353 fruits and 360.13 kg/ha”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK fertilizer produced 360.13 kg/ha tomato fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Direction
- moderatee0
- Value
- 360.13 kg/hae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK fertilizer demonstrated moderate effects, producing 353 fruits and 360.13 kg/ha”
t0“Impact of Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend poultry manure and goat dung at 5t/ha for tomato yield in Njala.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- poultry manure and Goat dung at 5t/ha ratee0
- Outcome
- high yield potential of tomato productione0
- Setting
- Njala Communitye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“vegetable farmers within Njala Community should incorporate the use of poultry manure and Goat dung at 5t/ha rate into their activities to achieve high yield potential of tomato production”
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