Effect of NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Heavy Clay Soils of Patiala

Authors

  • Harsimranjeet Singh Dept. of Agriculture, General Shivdev Singh Diwan Gurbachan Singh, Khalsa College Patiala, Punjab (147 001), India
  • Harpreet Kaur Dept. of Agriculture, General Shivdev Singh Diwan Gurbachan Singh, Khalsa College Patiala, Punjab (147 001), India

Keywords:

Fertilizers, growth, quality

Abstract

Study was conducted at Khalsa College Farm during the year 2019. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated four times. The treatment comprised T1: control, T2: 50 % NPK, T3: 75 % NPK, T4: 100 % NPK, T5: 125 % NPK and T6: 150 % NPK. Among different treatments, T6: 150 % NPK was found to be superior for growth characters like plant height (73.56 cm), plant spread (93.36 cm), leaf length (7.02 cm) and number of branches plant-1 (17.60) which was followed by T5: 150 % NPK. Maximum quality characters like TSS (6.63°Brix) ascorbic acid (26.45 mg 100 g-1) and shelf life (12.85 days) were examined under T5: 125% NPK which was followed by T4: 100% NPK and T6: 150% NPK. It is clear from the present study that more doses of fertilizers play positive effect on growth and quality of tomato.

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Published

25-08-2022

How to Cite

Singh, H., & Kaur, H. (2022). Effect of NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Heavy Clay Soils of Patiala. International Journal of Economic Plants, 9(Aug, 3), 231–234. Retrieved from http://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/4743

Issue

Vol. 9 No. Aug, 3 (2022)

Section

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