IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

EFFECTS OF SOIL SUPPLEMENTATION TO IMPROVE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO

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Ajay Kumar Yadav, Ashwani Kumar Verma, Laxmi Meena

Abstract

The soil supplementation with green waste has the potential to improve the soil quality and nutrient status of crop and their productivity. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of green waste on tomato growthandtheir fruit quality. In fruit quality mineral contents (N, P, K), total soluble sugars, proteins, lycopene, total soluble solids and ascorbic acid were estimated. In results seed germination with 50%, plant length with 6.34 cm, fresh and dry weight with 0.17gm and 0.07gm, respectively of tomato plant were recognized significantly higher in Behror compost soil with respected to without supplement of soil and other compost soil. The results of fruit quality werealso observed significantly better than normal soil. The results concluded that the plant growth and quality of fruit can be enhanced by using green waste as supplement in soil. This research can be proved efficient to agriculture field.

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