M. A. Goffar
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
M. A. Rahman
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
M. M. R. Salim
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
G. M.A.Halim
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
O.A. Fakir
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
Vegetables, BARI Tomato, BARI Hybrid Tomato, Soil, Fertilizer, Soil salinity
Agricultural Research Station (ARS), BARI, Benarpota, Satkhira, Bangladesh
Crop-Soil-Water Management
Tomato, Soil salinity
The experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station (ARS), BARI, Benarpota, Satkhira during the rabi season of 2015-16. BARI Tomato 2, BARI Tomato 14, BARI Tomato 15, BARI Tomato 16, BARI Tomato 17, BARI Hybrid Tomato 5, BARI Hybrid Tomato 8, BARI Hybrid Tomato 9 and local/company variety (cheek) included in this study. The seeds of the above-mentioned lines and variety were sown on 25 October, 2015. Thirty days old seedlings were transplanted in the main plot on 26 November, 2015. The crop was fertilized with cow dung 10 ton, N-253kg (urea- 550kg), P- 90kg (TSP-450kg), K-125 (MoP-250kg), S- 21kg (Gypsum-116kg), Zn-4.9kg (Zinc Sulphate-14kg) and B-2kg (12kg) per ha, respectively. Half of the quantity of cow dung, entire P and half of the K, entire zinc and boron were applied during land preparation. The remaining half of the cow dung was applied during pit preparation. The rest of K and entire N were applied at three equal installments at 15, 30 and 45 days after transplanting. Plant protection, irrigation and other intercultural operations were done as and when necessary. At every 7 days interval, soil salinity (dS/m) was measured by EC meter (HANNA: HI 9835).
The experiment was laid out in the randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. Five treatment combinations were randomly allotted in each block. The size of a unit plot was 4.8m × 1m, and the plant spacing was 60cmx40cm. Each unit plot contained 2 rows of plants (24 plants/ plot). The recorded quantitative data were analyzed statistically by F-test to find out the variation due to different treatments. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and treatment means was compared by the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test following the MSTAT-C program. Data on yield and yield attributing parameters with qualitative traits were recorded from 20 inner plants of each plot escaping border plants following the AVRDC guideline as below: Data on days to first and 50% flowering, plant height at last harvest, days to maturity, number of fruit /plant, average fruit weight, fruit length and diameter, fruit yield /plant, yield/ plot, yield /ha, number of seeds per fruit, shelf life, percent of virus infestation (at 45 DAS, 60 DAS and 75 DAS) and magnitude of beta carotene content (Analyzed at Centre for Advanced Research and Science (CARS), University of Dhaka) were recorded.
Annual Research Report 2015-2016, Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh
Report/Proceedings