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245			_aEffect of Soil and Foliar Application of Vermiwash on Growth , Yield and Quality of Tomato
260			_aVellayani _bDepartment Of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry,College Of Agriculture _c1999
502			_bMSc
520	3		_aAn investigation was carried out at the Instructional Farm attached to the College of Agriculture, Vellayani in two experiments to find out the effect of soil and foliar application of vermiwash on growth, yield and quality of tomato. First one was a pot culture experiment in completely randomised design to find out the best concentration among the different treatments. Based on fruit yield, treatments were selected and field experiment was carried out in factorial RBD. The treatment factors were two methods of application t .. (m. and m-), four concentrations of vermiwash (Vo, VI, V2 and V3) and three levels of inorganic fertilizers (fl, f2 and f3). The fruit yield of pot culture experiment revealed that the highest concentration of vermiwash (100 %) produced the lowest yield among the different concentrations of vermiwash. Soil and foliar application produced similar results. Field experiment was carried out without the highest concentration (100 %) of vermiwash. The results revealed that significant difference in the fruit yield of tomato was obtained. Application of vermiwash along with inorganic fertilizers produced marked increase in fruit yield. At higher concentrations (50 and 25 %) of vermiwash, inorganic fertilizers could be reduced to half of the recommended dose without any yield reduction. It was also observed that at higher concentration, foliar spraying was found to be better whereas at lower concentration soil application was more effective. But vermiwash application did not produce any influence on the number of days to flower, fruit - size, dry weight and root - shoot ratio. Vermiwash application through the foliage along with inorganic fertilizers resulted in a higher seed yield. Soil application of vermiwash produced fruits with more shelf - life. The different concentration of vermiwash produced positive influence on the lycopene content of tomato, but no influence on the ascorbic acid and crude fibre content. Nutrient content of plant and fruits were influenced by the vermiwash application. Plant uptake of major and micronutrients was maximum for the highest concentration of vermiwash applied through foliage along with fUll inorganic fertilizers. The present study revealed that vermiwash application in conjunction with inorganic fertilizers could increase the yield and the quality parameters of fruits of tomato.
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