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Performance of Tomato Under Multistoried Agrforestry System

K.M. Rahman
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M.A. Mondol
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

G.M.M. Rahman
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M. Harun-or-Rashid
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M. Shamsunnahar
Department of Economics, City College, Pabna

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A field experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University germplasm center, fruit tree improvement project (FTIP), Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, during July to November, 2008 to find out the performances of tomato under different multistoried agroforestry production system and open field condition. Different multistoried agroforestry system such as Amloki + Guava based agrofrestry system (T₁), Horitaki + Lemon based agroforestry system (T₂) and Bohera + lemon based agroforestry system (T₃) were investigated in the study. Tomato was grown following the RCBD design with three replications. The study showed that except plant height all others morphological characters viz. Number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, fruit diameter and single fruit weight were highest in open field condition among the different agroforestry systems (Multistoried vegetation), highest yield was obtained in Horitaki + lemon + tomato based agroforestry system, which was 16.67% lower than open field condition.

Keywords: Tomato, Multistoried agroforestry system, Performance

Location: Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Start Date: 00-07-2008

End Date: 00-11-2008

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Guava, Amloki, Bohera, Hartoki, Lemon, Tomato

Objectives:

1. To find out the appropriate orientations of amloki tree for the cultivation of behavior of vegetable, 2. To characterize the morphological behaviour of vegetable grown under medicinal trees; and 3. To utilize natural resources properly.

Methodology:

A field experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University germplasm center, fruit tree improvement project (FTIP), Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, during July to November, 2008 to find out the performances of tomato under different multistoried agroforestry production system and open field condition. The treatments of the experiment were four different light levels. The tomato was grown following the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Each treatment was replicated three times. Tomato seedlings were collected from BARI farm Joydebpur. Tomato maintaining the spacing of 60cm×40cm. Tomato plot sizes was 2m×1m. Necessary cultural operations were done when required. Tomato was harvested at 90 days after transplanting of seedlings. Plant height, number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, number of fruit, fruit length, fruit diameter, single fruit weight, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per plot were measured in the experiment. The data on various growth and yield contributing characters were statistically analysis of variance for each of the studied character was done by F (Variance ratio) test following Randomized Complete Block Design. The treatment means were compared by LSD test at 5% level of significance.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 4 (2): 109-111, 2010; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

Tomato is found to be suitable for multistoried agroforestry production system. The result showed that “Horitaki, lemon and tomato” based multistoried agroforestry production is more profitable than “Amloki, guava and tomato” and “Bohera, lemon and tomato”.

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