Abstract
The integrated application of organic and chemical fertilizers is more effective in sustainable agriculture than the sole application of organic or chemical fertilizers. This study assessed the effect of sole and blended application of bio-slurry and chemical fertilizer on the vegetative growth and yield of tomatoes. A randomized complete block design comprising six treatments was conducted: 75% bioslurry +25% chemical fertilizer, 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizer, 25% bioslurry +75% chemical fertilizer, 100% bioslurry, 100% chemical fertilizer, and control. The blending application of chemical fertilizer and bioslurry generally increased the vegetative growth and yield of tomato compared to the sole bioslurry and chemical fertilizer application, and the control. For instance, compared to the control, the application of 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increased the number of secondary branches by 73%, the number of fruits per cluster by 50%, marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 and total yield by 9.9 tonha−1. Blending bioslurry and chemical fertilizer promoted vegetative growth and yield, and amended flowering, fruiting, and maturity. The blending application of 1bioslurry: 1chemical fertilizer became an optimum rate for increasing tomato production in the study area. Overall, the blending application of organic and chemical fertilizers could help in developing sustainable agricultural practices through providing balanced and sufficient nutrient availability.
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Claim · model-written summary
Blending chemical fertilizer and bioslurry increases vegetative growth and yield of tomato compared with sole applications and control.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- blending application of chemical fertilizer and bioslurrye0
- Outcome
- vegetative growth and yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- sole bioslurry and chemical fertilizer application, and the controle0
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Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e0“The blending application of chemical fertilizer and bioslurry generally increased the vegetative growth and yield of tomato compared to the sole bioslurry and chemical fertilizer application, and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increases the number of secondary branches by 73% compared with control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- number of secondary branchese1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 73%e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e1“compared to the control, the application of 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increased the number of secondary branches by 73%, the number of fruits per cluster by 50%, marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 and total yield by 9.9 tonha−1”
Claim · model-written summary
50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increases the number of fruits per cluster by 50% compared with control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- number of fruits per clustere1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 50%e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e1“compared to the control, the application of 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increased the number of secondary branches by 73%, the number of fruits per cluster by 50%, marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 and total yield by 9.9 tonha−1”
Claim · model-written summary
50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increases marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 compared with control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- marketable yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 17.45 tonha−1e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e1“compared to the control, the application of 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increased the number of secondary branches by 73%, the number of fruits per cluster by 50%, marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 and total yield by 9.9 tonha−1”
Claim · model-written summary
50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increases total yield by 9.9 tonha−1 compared with control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- total yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 9.9 tonha−1e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e1“compared to the control, the application of 50% bioslurry +50% chemical fertilizers increased the number of secondary branches by 73%, the number of fruits per cluster by 50%, marketable yield by 17.45 tonha−1 and total yield by 9.9 tonha−1”
Claim · model-written summary
Blending bioslurry and chemical fertilizer amends flowering, fruiting and maturity of tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Blending bioslurry and chemical fertilizere2
- Outcome
- flowering, fruiting, and maturitye2
- Direction
- amendede2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e2“Blending bioslurry and chemical fertilizer promoted vegetative growth and yield, and amended flowering, fruiting, and maturity”
Claim · model-written summary
A 1:1 blend of bioslurry and chemical fertilizer is an optimum rate for increasing tomato production in the study area.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 1bioslurry: 1chemical fertilizere3
- Outcome
- optimum rate for increasing tomato productione3
- Setting
- the study areae3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum mill.)”
e3“The blending application of 1bioslurry: 1chemical fertilizer became an optimum rate for increasing tomato production in the study area”
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