Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Influence of INM on chemical properties of soil in grafted (Tomato and Brinjal), non-grafted and self-grafted tomato
Author(s): Kiran Pilli, PK Samant, P Naresh and GC Acharya
Abstract: Grafting is an art and technique in which two living parts of different plants or same plant are joined together in a manner that they would unite together and subsequently grow into a composite plant. In addition to breeding of resistant cultivars, integrated pest management practices have been developed out of which grafting technique has been successfully used for controlling several soil-borne diseases and damage caused by root-knot nematodes in tomato production especially under intensive cultivation. The main purpose of employing grafting technology is to control soil borne diseases. A pot culture experiment was conducted at the Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), Aiginia, Bhubaneswar, during winter 2017-18. Soil texture was sandy loam with low CEC and organic carbon content. Available N, P and K status was medium, low and medium respectively. Grafted Tomatoes (BT-10 grafted on brinjal var. Utkal Anushree), non-grafted and self-grafted tomatoes were evaluated with six treatments i.e. T1 (Absolute Control), T2 (100 % inorganic nitrogen), T3 (75 % inorganic nitrogen + 25 % organic nitrogen), T4 (50 % inorganic nitrogen + 50 % organic nitrogen), T5 (25 % inorganic nitrogen + 75 % organic nitrogen), T6 (100 % organic nitrogen). The experimental soil was acidic in reaction (pH 4.33) which was increased to 5.70 in T6 in case, of T2 it was 5.24 which indicated the importance of organic over inorganic. Which intern increase the organic content of soil and reduced the total soluble salts in post-harvest soil. Crop had removed more amount of nutrients from soil for growth and yield which led to depletion of nutrient status of post-harvest soil. The 100 % organic nitrogen treatment and organic-inorganic combination of treatments in post-harvest soil showed more available nutrient as compared to 100 % inorganic nitrogen treatment.
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Kiran Pilli, PK Samant, P Naresh, GC Acharya. Influence of INM on chemical properties of soil in grafted (Tomato and Brinjal), non-grafted and self-grafted tomato. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):2739-2742.
