Evaluation of Crop Varieties and Fertilizers Doses on Growth, Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato Grown under Protected Condition

Abstract

The study titled “Evaluation of varieties and fertilizers doses on growth, yield and quality of cherry tomato grown under protected condition” was conducted in 2021-2022 season at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during the Rabi-2021-22 with the objective to determine the effect of fertilizer application of micronutrients on cherry tomato variety Pusa cherry, Ngamoti and Roja Red for their growth, fruit quality and yield and to work out the economics of various treatments. There were twelve treatments with T1  (Pusa Cherry -1 (RDF@30+10+40 kg/1000m²) as control, T2 Pusa Cherry -1 @ 30+7+35 kg/1000m2, T3Pusa Cherry -1 @ 35+12+40 kg/1000m2, T4Pusa Cherry -1 @ 40+17+45 kg/1000m2, T5Nagmoti (RDF@30+10+40 kg/1000m²) , T6Nagmoti @ 30+7+35 kg/1000m2, T7Nagmoti @ 35+12+40 kg/1000m2, T8Nagmoti @ 40+17+45 kg/1000m2, T9 Roja Red (RDF@30+10+40 kg/1000m²), T10 Roja Red @ 30+7+35 kg/1000m2, T11 Roja Red @ 35+12+40 kg/1000m2 and T12 Roja Red @ 40+17+45 kg/1000m2. Treatment T4 (Pusa Cherry -1 @ 40+17+45 kg/1000m2) out performed the rest of the treatments in all parameters of growth, yield and quality and net return ofT4 with Rs. 4,07,800 and the highest B:C ratio of 1:6.7.