Abstract
2 Abstract: The effect of planting density and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer application on two cultivars were investigated in two field trials in 2003 and 2004 cropping seasons at Evboneka to determine the optimum planting density and fertilizer rate. Roma VF 3900 and Roma VF 5-80-285 tomato cultivars were grown at three planting densities (33333, 41667 and 55555 plants per hectare) and three levels of NPK fertilizer (0, 200 and 400kg ha ). The trials revealed that a combination of planting density and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer application 1 increased the productivity of tomato as they positively influenced the plant height at maturity, days to 50% flowering, fruit yield and % marketable yield. However, the treatment combinations do not significantly affect days to flowering. The plots without fertilizer application had the least values in all the measured parameters. However, as fertilizer application rate increases, all measured parameters also increased up to the highest level. From the trials, a combination of 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK ha gave the highest significant yield 1 of 38.90t ha and 35 t ha from Roma VF 3900 and Roma VF 5-80-285, respectively. The highest % marketable 11 yield was also obtained from the same combination with both cultivars.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Density and fertilizer combinations positively influenced height, fruit yield and marketable yield.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- combination of planting density and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer applicatione0
- Outcome
- plant height at maturity, days to 50% flowering, fruit yield and % marketable yielde0
- Direction
- positively influencede0
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Verbatim
e0“a combination of planting density and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer application 1 increased the productivity of tomato as they positively influenced the plant height at maturity, days to 50% flowering, fruit yield and % marketable yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatment combinations did not significantly affect days to flowering.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- treatment combinationse0
- Outcome
- days to floweringe0
- Direction
- do not significantly affecte0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the treatment combinations do not significantly affect days to flowering.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Unfertilized plots had the lowest values across measured traits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- without fertilizer applicatione0
- Outcome
- all the measured parameterse0
- Direction
- least valuese0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The plots without fertilizer application had the least values in all the measured parameters.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Measured parameters rose as fertilizer rate increased.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertilizer application ratee0
- Outcome
- all measured parameterse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“as fertilizer application rate increases, all measured parameters also increased up to the highest level.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
At the highest density and fertilizer combination, Roma VF 3900 yielded 38.90t ha.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Roma VF 3900e0
- Treatment
- 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK hae0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 38.90t hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a combination of 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK ha gave the highest significant yield 1 of 38.90t ha and 35 t ha from Roma VF 3900 and Roma VF 5-80-285, respectively.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
At the highest density and fertilizer combination, Roma VF 5-80-285 yielded 35 t ha.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Roma VF 5-80-285e0
- Treatment
- 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK hae0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 35 t hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a combination of 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK ha gave the highest significant yield 1 of 38.90t ha and 35 t ha from Roma VF 3900 and Roma VF 5-80-285, respectively.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The same density and fertilizer combination gave the highest marketable yield in both cultivars.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK hae1
- Outcome
- % marketable 11 yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest % marketable 11 yield was also obtained from the same combination with both cultivars.”
e1“a combination of 55555 plants per hectare and 400kg NPK ha”
t0“tomato”
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