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Foliar Application of the Leachate from Vermicompost and Mustard Oil Cake on the Growth and Yield of Summer Tomato

M.R. Ali
Scientific Officer
Olericulture Division, HRC, BARI, Joydevpur, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

H. Mehraj
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

A.F.M. Jamal Uddin
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This is in an environmental friendly approach to increase the yield of summer tomato as an alternative to the application of hazardous chemical fertilizers. An experiment was carried out in the experimental field of the Olericulture Research field, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh to investigate the potential of vermicompost and mustard oil cake leachate as foliar organic fertilizer with reference to the growth, yield and TSS status of BARI hybrid tomato 8 and then examined their effects on different parameters. Treatments of the experiment were: foliar application (T₁); foliar application of leachate from vermicompost (T₂) and foliar application of leachate from mustard oil cake (T₃). The experimental data revealed that significant increase in growth; yield and TSS on BARI hybrid tomato 8 were observed due to foliar application of vermicompost and mustard oil cake. All parameters performed better results with the foliar application of the leachate from vermicompost which was very close the mustard oil cake. However, maximum number of fruit (30.9 plant^-1), yield (14.3 kg plot^-1) and TSS (4.7%) were found from the foliar application of leachate from vermicompost which was followed by mustard oil cake (28.4 plant^-1, 12.7 kg plot^-1and 4.2% respectively) whereas minimum from control.

Keywords: Lycopersicon esculentum, BARI hybrid tomato and TSS

Location: Olericulture Research field, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur.

Start Date: 00-04-2013

End Date: 00-08-2013

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Tomato

Objectives:

To increase the yield of summer tomato as an alternative to the application of hazardous chemical fertilizers.

Methodology:

Experiment was conducted at Olericulture Research field, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur. Dhaka, Bangladesh during the month of April to August 2013 following Completely Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Seeds were sown on the seedbed in 14^th April and seedlings were transplanted into the main field on 10^th May, 2013. BARI hybrid tomato 8 and three treatments viz., T₁: No foliar application; T₂: foliar application of leachate from vermicompost and T₃: foliar application of leachate from mustard oil cake) were used in the experiment. The unit plot size was 2.4 x 1.0 m2. The plant spacing was 40 cm in rows of 60 cm apart from. Manures and fertilizers were applied as recommended by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. Data were collected on plant height, number of leaves plant ^-1, leaf area, number of branches plant^-1, percentage of disease infected plant, number of fruit plant^-1, fruit length, fruit diameter, single fruit weight, yield plant^-1 and TSS. Collected data were statistically analyzed using MSTAT-C program, mean was calculated and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for each of treatment was represented by F-test. Differences between treatment means were evaluated by Least Significance Difference (LSD) test at 5% level of significance.

Source of Information: Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 22 (8): 1233-1237, 2014

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1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Foliar application of vermicompost and mustard oil cake leachates have remarkable influence on growth, yield and TSS content of BARI hybrid tomato 8 during summer cultivation. Thus, to obtain higher yield with better TSS of BARI hybrid tomato 8 foliar application of vermicompost should be incorporated with recommended NPK fertilizers but unavailability of vermicompost mustard oil cake (MOC) can also be incorporated.

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