Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the effect of drip fertigation and plastic mulching on tomato at Precision Farming Development Centre farm, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with 9 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments consisted of 3 mulching levels of black plastic mulch of 50 micron thickness, 25 micron thickness and no mulch, and 3 fertilizer levels of 80, 100 and 120 % of Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (RDF). The results of the study showed that the different levels of drip irrigation and plastic mulching significantly influenced the plant growth parameters of tomato. Among the various treatments, black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDF (240:300:300 kg of NPK/ ha) recorded maximum plant height (112 cm), earlier flowering, and fruit set and highest yield (67.41 t/ha). The highest net income and benefit cost ratio of Rs. 4,18,911/ ha and 3.66, respectively was also recorded in the black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness along with fertigation @ 120 % RDF compared to other treatments.
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Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment had maximum plant height of 112 cm.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 112 cme0
- Comparator
- various treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the various treatments, black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDF (240:300:300 kg of NPK/ ha) recorded maximum plant height (112 cm), earlier flowering, and fruit set and highest yield (67.41 t/ha).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment had earlier flowering.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- floweringe0
- Direction
- earliere0
- Comparator
- various treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the various treatments, black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDF (240:300:300 kg of NPK/ ha) recorded maximum plant height (112 cm), earlier flowering, and fruit set and highest yield (67.41 t/ha).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment had maximum fruit set.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Comparator
- various treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the various treatments, black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDF (240:300:300 kg of NPK/ ha) recorded maximum plant height (112 cm), earlier flowering, and fruit set and highest yield (67.41 t/ha).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment had highest yield of 67.41 t/ha.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 67.41 t/hae0
- Comparator
- various treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among the various treatments, black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness and drip fertigation with 120 % RDF (240:300:300 kg of NPK/ ha) recorded maximum plant height (112 cm), earlier flowering, and fruit set and highest yield (67.41 t/ha).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment yielded the highest net income (Rs. 4,18,911/ ha).
- Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness along with fertigation @ 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- net incomee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- Rs. 4,18,911/ hae0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The highest net income and benefit cost ratio of Rs. 4,18,911/ ha and 3.66, respectively was also recorded in the black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness along with fertigation @ 120 % RDF compared to other treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 25 micron mulch plus 120 % RDF treatment yielded the highest benefit cost ratio (3.66).
- Treatment
- black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness along with fertigation @ 120 % RDFe0
- Outcome
- benefit cost ratioe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 3.66e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The highest net income and benefit cost ratio of Rs. 4,18,911/ ha and 3.66, respectively was also recorded in the black plastic mulch of 25 micron thickness along with fertigation @ 120 % RDF compared to other treatments.”
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