Effect of Organic Manures and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) c.v. Pusa Cherry Tomato-1 under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse Condition

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.) during winter season of 2021 - 2022, to evaluate the most suitable treatment combination of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers for growth, fruit yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 13 treatments replicated thrice. The treatments consisted of different combinations of organic manures i.e., FYM (Farmyard Manure), Poultry manure and Vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers. Among thirteen treatments under study, treatment T3 100% Organic Manures (33% FYM+ 33% Poultry manure + 33% Vermicompost) recorded maximum plant height (235.20 cm), minimum days to first flowering (45.36), minimum days to 50% flowering (61.42), maximum number of branches per plant (11.33), maximum number of fruits per cluster (24.17), minimum days to first fruit setting (55.97), maximum number of cluster per plant (12.2), maximum average number of fruits per plant (237.53), maximum fruit set Percentage (86.65%),maximum fruit weight (13.25 g), maximum fruit width (3.04 cm), maximum fruit yield per plant (3.91 kg), maximum fruit yield per hectare (130.59 tonne), maximum TSS (10.64 Brix), maximum Juiciness (27%).Maximum number of flowers per cluster (29.33) was observed in T6(75% RDN + 25% Vermicompost), Maximum ascorbic acid content (24.57 mg/100 g) was observed in T11( 25% RDN + 75% Poultry manure),Maximum B:C ratio was found in treatment T3 100% Organic Manures (33% FYM+ 33% Poultry manure + 33% Vermicompost), i.e., (5.97).