Organic nutrient scheduling in wicking bed system for tomato(Solanum lycopersicum (L.)) in homesteads (Record no. 291069)
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| fixed length control field | 05312nam a22002297a 4500 |
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| control field | OSt |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 630 |
| Item number | ASH/OR PG |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ashish Koshy George |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Organic nutrient scheduling in wicking bed system for tomato(Solanum lycopersicum (L.)) in homesteads |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Vellayani |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Department of agronomy, college of agriculture |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 86p. |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE | |
| Dissertation note | MSc |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract | The study titled “Organic nutrient scheduling in wicking bed system for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum (L.)) in homesteads” was conducted at College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2020-2022 with the objectives to standardize the organic nutrient schedule for tomato under wicking bed system in homesteads and to work out the economics. The study was carried out from February to May 2022 in farmer’s field at Chemmaruthy panchayath in the Varkala block of Thiruvananthapuram district. A pot culture experiment was laid out in completely randomized design with three replications. The treatments were T1: soil application (SA) of cow’s urine + foliar application (FA) of moringa leaf extract (MLE) at 4%, T2: SA of cow’s urine + FA of vermiwash at 3%, T3: SA of cow’s urine + FA of panchagavya at 3%, T4: SA of cow’s urine + FA of water spray, T5: SA of vermiwash + FA of MLE at 4%, T6: SA of vermiwash + FA of vermiwash at 3%, T7: SA of vermiwash + FA of panchagavya at 3%, T8: SA of vermiwash + FA of water spray. Soil application of liquid manures viz., cow’s urine (1:10 v/v) , and vermiwash ( 1:8 v/v) was done at weekly intervals. Foliar application of MLE, vermiwash, panchagavya and water was done at 20, 40 and 60 DAT. Irrigation was provided through wicking bed (coconut shell wicking bed (150mm) + geo textile inter liner + soil bed (300mm)) to all treatments. Soil bed comprised soil, coir pith compost and FYM (2:1:1) and basal application of nutrients was provided as per POP (organic). The test variety of tomato was Vellayani Vijay. The growth attributes viz., plant height , primary branches per plant, stem girth, leaf area were influenced by treatments. At 60, 90 DAT and at harvest, taller plants (101.35 cm, 113.53 cm and 117.17 cm, respectively) were observed with SA of vermiwash + FA of panchagavya at 3% (T7 ) which was on par with T3. At harvest, more number of branches were recorded in T6 which was on par with T7 and T5. Soil application of vermiwash along with FA of vermiwash or panchagavya showed significantly higher leaf area and stem girth. Soil application of vermiwash or cow’s urine along with FA of panchagavya produced more dry matter per plant at harvest. Soil application of vermiwash with foliar spray of panchagavya at 3 per cent produced significantly higher root weight and root volume. Soil application of vermiwash + FA of panchagavya at 3% (T7) took lesser duration (33 days) to reach 50 per cent flowering and was on par with T3 and T6 . Soil application of vermiwash or cow’s urine with FA of panchagvya produced more flowers per cluster. Higher number of fruits per truss (6.5) was observed in T7 which was on par with T6, T3 and T2. Fruit length was also significantly higher with SA of vermiwash or cow’s urine along with FA of panchagavya or vermiwash. Significantly higher fruit weight (39.33 g) was recorded in T6 which was comparable with T7. Soil application of cow’s urine with FA of MLE, vermiwash and panchagavya increased the yield of tomato by 19.5, 28.4 and 35.9 per cent, respectively over water spray; whereas SA of vermiwash with the above liquid manures increased the yield of tomato by 10.9, 20.9 and 36.8 per cent, respectively. Soil application of vermiwash or cow’s urine with FA of panchagvya recorded higher ascorbic acid content (23.78 and 23.59 mg per 100g fruit), respectively. The TSS content of fruits were higher in SA of vermiwash or cow’s urine with FA of panchagavya or vermiwash. The soil dehydrogenase activity, pH, EC, available N,P, K, B and Zn were observed to increase after the experiment. The plant uptake of N,P and K were also influenced by treatments. N and K uptake were higher in SA of vermiwash with FA of panchagavya (T7) which was comparable with T3. P uptake was also higher in T3. Higher water use efficiency (70.76 kg ha-1mm-1 ) was observed in T7 . Water requirement was observed to be lower (484.26 mm) in T1 and was higher (507.16 mm) in T4. Soil application of vermiwash or cow’s urine with FA of panchagavya (T7 and T3) recorded higher net income of ₹ 23 and ₹ 20 per plant and BCR of 1.46 and 1.40, respectively. Basal application of enriched farmyard manure (0.9 kg) + rock phosphate (8 g) + potassium sulphate (2.5 g) per plant supplemented with soil application of 300 mL each of vermiwash ( 1:8 v/v) or cow’s urine (1:10 v/v) at weekly intervals along with foliar application of panchagavya 3% at 20, 40 and 60 DAT could be recommended for enhanced productivity and profitability of tomato in homesteads under wicking bed system |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Agronomy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Organic nutrient |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Tomato |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Solanum lycopersicum |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bindhu, J S (Guide) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Item type | Theses |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | MSC |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English and Malayalam |
| Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Not For Loan | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2024-03-02 | 630 ASH/OR PG | 175935 | 2024-03-02 | Theses |