Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2021)
Efficiency of chemical fertilizers on flowering, yield attributes and economics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) crop under open field conditions
Author(s): Harsimranjeet Singh and Harpreet Kaur
Abstract: A field experiment entitled “Efficiency of chemical fertilizers on flowering, yield attributes and economics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crop under open field conditions was conducted at Campus for Research and Advanced Studies, Dhablan during 2019. Experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated four times. The treatment comprised T1: control, T2: 50% RDF (Recommended doses of fertilizers NPK), T3: 75% RDF, T4: 100% RDF, T5: 125% RDF and T6: 150% RDF. The field experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated four times. Earliness to attain days to first flowering (29.91), days to 50% flowering (34.17), days to 50% fruiting (50.95) and maximum number of flower stem-1 (27.91) were reported with 125% RDF. Maximum yield contributing attributes i.e. weight of single fruit (70.58 g), fruit diameter (51.52 mm), fruit length (59.30 mm) and fruit yield (188.02 q ha-1) were examined under T5: 125% RDF which was followed by T4: 100% RDF and T6: 150% RDF. The economic attributes like maximum net returns was recorded in T5: 125% RDF while the B:C ratio (2.67) were recorded best under T4: 100% RDF. It is thus concluded from the study that 100% RDF was helpful to increase yield and gave more benefits to farmers.
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Harsimranjeet Singh, Harpreet Kaur. Efficiency of chemical fertilizers on flowering, yield attributes and economics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) crop under open field conditions. Int J Chem Stud 2021;9(3):334-338.
