Abstract
The present study on the performance of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) under organic and integrated nutrient management practices was evaluated at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University from November 2021 to March 2022 in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six treatments in three replications. The treatments included T1: FYM; T2: Vermicompost; T3: Poultry manure; T4: FYM + Glyricidia leaves (2:1); T5: Vermicompost + Poultry manure (2:1) and T6: Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). Tomato plants were significantly taller with higher number of branches per plant, leaf area and root length under INM. Yield and yield parameters, viz., 50 percent flowering, number of fruits per plant (32.3) and average fruit weight (63.49 g) and fruit yield per plant (2215.0 g) were significantly superior under INM and were the lowest in the combination, vermicompost + poultry manure. Fruit quality in terms of sucrose (0.52 mg g-1), ascorbic acid (2.02 mg 100 g -1) and lycopene content (22.64 mg 100 g -1) and plant nutrient uptake were also the highest in INM. The treatment also realized the maximum returns and proved profitable in terms of B:C ratio (3.15). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the integration of organic and inorganic sources, FYM + chemical fertilizers is the most profitable nutrient management strategy for tomato cultivation.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
INM increased tomato height, branch number, leaf area and root length.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- taller with higher number of branches per plant, leaf area and root lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato plants were significantly taller with higher number of branches per plant, leaf area and root length under INM.”
Claim · model-written summary
50 percent flowering was superior under INM and lowest with vermicompost plus poultry manure.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- 50 percent floweringe0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Comparator
- vermicompost + poultry manuree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and yield parameters, viz., 50 percent flowering, number of fruits per plant (32.3) and average fruit weight (63.49 g) and fruit yield per plant (2215.0 g) were significantly superior under INM and were the lowest in the combination, vermicompost + poultry manure.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
number of fruits per plant was superior under INM and lowest with vermicompost plus poultry manure.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Value
- 32.3e0
- Comparator
- vermicompost + poultry manuree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and yield parameters, viz., 50 percent flowering, number of fruits per plant (32.3) and average fruit weight (63.49 g) and fruit yield per plant (2215.0 g) were significantly superior under INM and were the lowest in the combination, vermicompost + poultry manure.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
average fruit weight was superior under INM and lowest with vermicompost plus poultry manure.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Value
- 63.49 ge0
- Comparator
- vermicompost + poultry manuree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and yield parameters, viz., 50 percent flowering, number of fruits per plant (32.3) and average fruit weight (63.49 g) and fruit yield per plant (2215.0 g) were significantly superior under INM and were the lowest in the combination, vermicompost + poultry manure.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
fruit yield per plant was superior under INM and lowest with vermicompost plus poultry manure.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- fruit yield per plante0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Value
- 2215.0 ge0
- Comparator
- vermicompost + poultry manuree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and yield parameters, viz., 50 percent flowering, number of fruits per plant (32.3) and average fruit weight (63.49 g) and fruit yield per plant (2215.0 g) were significantly superior under INM and were the lowest in the combination, vermicompost + poultry manure.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
sucrose was highest under INM.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit quality in terms of sucrose (0.52 mg g-1), ascorbic acid (2.02 mg 100 g -1) and lycopene content (22.64 mg 100 g -1) and plant nutrient uptake were also the highest in INM.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
ascorbic acid was highest under INM.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 2.02 mg 100 g -1e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit quality in terms of sucrose (0.52 mg g-1), ascorbic acid (2.02 mg 100 g -1) and lycopene content (22.64 mg 100 g -1) and plant nutrient uptake were also the highest in INM.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
lycopene content was highest under INM.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- lycopene contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 22.64 mg 100 g -1e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit quality in terms of sucrose (0.52 mg g-1), ascorbic acid (2.02 mg 100 g -1) and lycopene content (22.64 mg 100 g -1) and plant nutrient uptake were also the highest in INM.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
plant nutrient uptake was highest under INM.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- INMe0
- Outcome
- plant nutrient uptakee0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit quality in terms of sucrose (0.52 mg g-1), ascorbic acid (2.02 mg 100 g -1) and lycopene content (22.64 mg 100 g -1) and plant nutrient uptake were also the highest in INM.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
INM produced maximum returns and a B:C ratio of 3.15.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- The treatmente0
- Outcome
- returnse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 3.15e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment also realized the maximum returns and proved profitable in terms of B:C ratio (3.15).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend FYM plus chemical fertilizers as the most profitable tomato nutrient strategy.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- FYM + chemical fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- most profitable nutrient management strategye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the integration of organic and inorganic sources, FYM + chemical fertilizers is the most profitable nutrient management strategy for tomato cultivation.”
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