Abstract
Organic fertilizers improve the soil texture, structures, aeration and allow it to hold water longer, and increase the bacterial and fungal activity in the soil. So, they not only assist your plants, they help the soil. Increasing the use of organic fertilizers and minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers lead to sustainable production of food for human being. Shifting crop production to the use of organic fertilizers can minimize the cost of purchasing chemical fertilizers. Insufficient amount of nutrients in the soil is also among the main factors which constrained productivity of the tomato. Due to this gap the experiment was conducted in Sofi district, Harari People Regional State, Ethiopia in 2016 and 2017 cropping season to investigate the effect of vermicompost and nitrogen rate on yield and yield components of tomato. Experimental treatments were vermicompost rate (0, 1.4, 2.8 and 4.2 t ha-1) and nitrogen rate (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg ha-1). A total of 16 treatments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in factorial arrangement with three replications. Melkashola Variety was used for the experiment. The result showed that plant height was significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the application of vermicompost while number of branches, number of clusters, number of fruits, average fruit weight and fruit yield were significantly (P<0.05) affected due to the interaction effect of vermicompost and nitrogen.. The highest plant height was rerecorded at 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicompost whereas the lowest was for the rest rates. Maximum number of clusters, number of fruits and fruit yield were obtained at combined application of 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicompost with 100 kg ha-1 N while maximum number of branches and average fruit weight were recorded at 2.8 t ha-1 with 150 kg ha-1 N and 4.2 t ha-1 with 50 kg ha-1 N respectively. Maximum economic return (461,606 birr ha-1) was also recorded at 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1 vermicompost and nitrogen, respectively with acceptable marginal rate of return. In general, the combination of vermicompost and nitrogen at 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1 was the best combination for the study area.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost application significantly influenced tomato plant height (P<0.05) in Sofi district, Ethiopia.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Melkasholae2
- Treatment
- vermicomposte1
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Setting
- Sofi district, Harari People Regional State, Ethiopiae3
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Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e1“The result showed that plant height was significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the application of vermicompost”
e2“Melkashola Variety was used for the experiment”
e3“the experiment was conducted in Sofi district, Harari People Regional State, Ethiopia in 2016 and 2017 cropping season”
Claim · model-written summary
The vermicompost by nitrogen interaction significantly affected the number of branches, clusters and fruits of tomato (P<0.05).
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- interaction effect of vermicompost and nitrogene4
- Outcome
- number of branches, number of clusters, number of fruitse4
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e4“number of branches, number of clusters, number of fruits, average fruit weight and fruit yield were significantly (P<0.05) affected due to the interaction effect of vermicompost and nitrogen”
Claim · model-written summary
The vermicompost by nitrogen interaction significantly affected the average fruit weight and fruit yield of tomato (P<0.05).
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- interaction effect of vermicompost and nitrogene4
- Outcome
- average fruit weight and fruit yielde4
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e4“number of branches, number of clusters, number of fruits, average fruit weight and fruit yield were significantly (P<0.05) affected due to the interaction effect of vermicompost and nitrogen”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined application of 2.8 t/ha vermicompost with 100 kg/ha N gave the maximum number of clusters, number of fruits and fruit yield.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- combined application of 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicompost with 100 kg ha-1 Ne5
- Outcome
- number of clusters, number of fruits and fruit yielde5
- Direction
- Maximume5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e5“Maximum number of clusters, number of fruits and fruit yield were obtained at combined application of 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicompost with 100 kg ha-1 N”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum number of branches was recorded at 2.8 t/ha vermicompost with 150 kg/ha N.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 2.8 t ha-1 with 150 kg ha-1 Ne6
- Outcome
- number of branchese6
- Direction
- maximume6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e6“maximum number of branches and average fruit weight were recorded at 2.8 t ha-1 with 150 kg ha-1 N and 4.2 t ha-1 with 50 kg ha-1 N respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum average fruit weight was recorded at 4.2 t/ha vermicompost with 50 kg/ha N.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 4.2 t ha-1 with 50 kg ha-1 Ne6
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte6
- Direction
- maximume6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e6“maximum number of branches and average fruit weight were recorded at 2.8 t ha-1 with 150 kg ha-1 N and 4.2 t ha-1 with 50 kg ha-1 N respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum economic return (461,606 birr/ha) was obtained at 2.8 t/ha vermicompost and 100 kg/ha N, with an acceptable marginal rate of return.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1 vermicompost and nitrogene7
- Outcome
- economic returne7
- Direction
- Maximume7
- Value
- 461,606 birr ha-1e7
- Qualifier
- acceptable marginal rate of returne7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e7“Maximum economic return (461,606 birr ha-1) was also recorded at 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1 vermicompost and nitrogen, respectively with acceptable marginal rate of return”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest plant height was recorded at 2.8 t/ha vermicompost, while the other rates gave the lowest plant height.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicomposte1
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Comparator
- the rest ratese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e1“The highest plant height was rerecorded at 2.8 t ha-1 of vermicompost whereas the lowest was for the rest rates”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 2.8 t/ha vermicompost and 100 kg/ha N was the best combination for the study area.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- vermicompost and nitrogen at 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1e1
- Outcome
- best combinatione1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Integrated Effects of Vermicompost and Nitrogen on Yield and Yield Components of Tomato”
e1“In general, the combination of vermicompost and nitrogen at 2.8 t ha-1 and 100 kg ha-1 was the best combination for the study area”
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