To study the impact of hybrids, growing media and fertigation on developmental stages and dry matter accumulation in tomato production under naturally ventilated polyhouse
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The investigation entitled “Standardisation of agro techniques for tomato production in naturally ventilated polyhouse” was conducted at the Research Farm of Department of Agricultural Engineering, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur during summer season of 2013 and 2014 in two separate experiments inside the naturally ventilated polyhouses. Treatments comprising three hybrids (Avtar, Rakshita and Naveen 2000 plus), three fertigation levels (NPK @ 20:20:20 g/m2, NPK @ 25:25:25 g/m2 and NPK @ 30:30:30 g/m2) and two growing media (vermicompost and cocopeat: vermicompost) was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. Hybrid Naveen 2000 plus, application of NPK @ 30 g/m2 resulted in lesser number of days taken to flower initiation, 50% flowering stage, lesser number of days to first picking, longer harvest duration, maximum fruit set and accumulated significantly higher dry matter. Growing media resulted in non significant results expect in harvest duration and dry matter accumulation.
Authors: Shilpa Kaushal, Sharma, S Singh
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3088020469