Abstract
Nutrient management plays an important role in yield and quality of tomatoes. A field experiment was conducted during the years 2008–09 and 2009–10 to analyze the effect of organic and conventional sources of fertilizer on yield and quality of tomatoes in an acid lateritic soil of India. The organic sources of fertilizer were vermicompost (VC), crop residue (CR), vermiwash (VW) and biofertilizer (BF). The conventional input was chemical fertilizer (CF) applied at recommended dose of 100:80:60 kg ha−1 of N:P2O5:K2O for the tomato. The organic source VC was used to supply 100% N recommendation as single source or 50% N recommendation when combined with CF or organic sources. Maximum fruit yield was recorded when CF was applied at full dose, which was on a par with VC at full recommendation. A higher percentage of large-size fruits (>7 cm) was obtained in VC-based treatments compared with CF treatment. Vermicompost at full dose increased ascorbic acid, beta carotene, total soluble solids and color value compared with its half dose along with other organic sources (CR, BF). The potential exists to improve tomato fruit quality through a better nutrient management, whether it be conventional, organic or a combination of both.
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Claim · model-written summary
Chemical fertilizer applied at full dose gave the maximum fruit yield, compared with vermicompost at full recommendation.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- CF was applied at full dosee1
- Outcome
- fruit yielde1
- Direction
- Maximume1
- Comparator
- VC at full recommendatione1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e1“Maximum fruit yield was recorded when CF was applied at full dose, which was on a par with VC at full recommendation”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at full recommendation gave fruit yield on a par with chemical fertilizer at full dose.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- VC at full recommendatione1
- Outcome
- fruit yielde1
- Direction
- on a pare1
- Comparator
- CF was applied at full dosee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e1“Maximum fruit yield was recorded when CF was applied at full dose, which was on a par with VC at full recommendation”
Claim · model-written summary
VC-based treatments gave a higher percentage of large-size fruits (>7 cm) than the CF treatment.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- VC-based treatmentse2
- Outcome
- percentage of large-size fruits (>7 cm)e2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- CF treatmente2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e2“A higher percentage of large-size fruits (>7 cm) was obtained in VC-based treatments compared with CF treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at full dose increased ascorbic acid, beta carotene and total soluble solids compared with its half dose.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Vermicompost at full dosee3
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid, beta carotene, total soluble solidse3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Comparator
- its half dosee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e3“Vermicompost at full dose increased ascorbic acid, beta carotene, total soluble solids and color value compared with its half dose”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at full dose increased colour value compared with its half dose.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Vermicompost at full dosee3
- Outcome
- color valuee3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Comparator
- its half dosee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e3“Vermicompost at full dose increased ascorbic acid, beta carotene, total soluble solids and color value compared with its half dose”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit quality can be improved through better nutrient management.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- improve tomato fruit qualitye4
- Qualifier
- through a better nutrient managemente4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield and quality of tomato”
e4“The potential exists to improve tomato fruit quality through a better nutrient management”
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