Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during the rainy season of 2018 at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka located in the derived savanna agro-ecology of Southeastern Nigeria. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of seven (7) growth media and duration of composting on weed incidence and on the growth and yield of Tomato. The seven (7) media were composted for two different durations which gave a total of fourteen (14) treatments. The duration of composting was 4 and 8 weeks respectively. The seven-growth media used and their ratio were; T1= Rice husk dust + Poultry manure + River sand (3:2:1), T2= Top soil + Poultry manure + River sand (3:2:1) as control, T3= Top soil + Poultry manure + River sand (2:3:1), T4= Top soil + Poultry manure + River sand (1:2:3), T5= Sawdust + Poultry manure + River sand (3:2:1), T6= Rice husk dust + Poultry manure + River sand (2:3:1) and T7= Sawdust + Poultry manure + River sand (1:2:3). One variety of Tomato (TIMA) was evaluated using the seven (7) growth media composted at two different periods (4 and 8 weeks respectively). They were laid out in complete randomized design (CRD) with seven replications. The objectives were to ascertain the optimum composted media for growth and yield of tomato and to check the incidence of weeds in the composted media. The study revealed that the media composted for 8 weeks had early seedling emergence, higher fruit weight and fewer weed weight and population when compared with the other media composted for 4 weeks. T2 growth medium recorded significantly higher values for plant height (46.30 cm), number of branches (1.50), number of leaves (17.14) and stem girth (1.44 cm). It could be concluded from the study that T2 and T4 growth media provided positive results for vegetative and reproductive growth of tomato and therefore should be recommended for efficient production of tomatoes in containers.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Media composted for 8 weeks had earlier seedling emergence than media composted for 4 weeks.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum L
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- composted for 8 weekse3
- Outcome
- seedling emergencee3
- Direction
- earlye3
- Comparator
- media composted for 4 weekse3
- Setting
- field experimente1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“The study revealed that the media composted for 8 weeks had early seedling emergence, higher fruit weight and fewer weed weight and population when compared with the other media composted for 4 weeks”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
e1“A field experiment was conducted during the rainy season of 2018”
Claim · model-written summary
Media composted for 8 weeks gave higher tomato fruit weight than media composted for 4 weeks.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- composted for 8 weekse3
- Outcome
- fruit weighte3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- media composted for 4 weekse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“The study revealed that the media composted for 8 weeks had early seedling emergence, higher fruit weight and fewer weed weight and population when compared with the other media composted for 4 weeks”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
Media composted for 8 weeks had fewer weeds by weight and population than media composted for 4 weeks.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- composted for 8 weekse3
- Interactor
- weede3weed
- Outcome
- weed weight and populatione3
- Direction
- fewere3
- Comparator
- media composted for 4 weekse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“The study revealed that the media composted for 8 weeks had early seedling emergence, higher fruit weight and fewer weed weight and population when compared with the other media composted for 4 weeks”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
T2 growth medium gave significantly higher plant height (46.30 cm) than the other media.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T2 growth mediume4
- Outcome
- plant heighte4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 46.30 cme4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“T2 growth medium recorded significantly higher values for plant height (46.30 cm), number of branches (1.50), number of leaves (17.14) and stem girth (1.44 cm)”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
T2 growth medium gave significantly higher number of branches (1.50) than the other media.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T2 growth mediume4
- Outcome
- number of branchese4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 1.50e4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“T2 growth medium recorded significantly higher values for plant height (46.30 cm), number of branches (1.50), number of leaves (17.14) and stem girth (1.44 cm)”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
T2 growth medium gave significantly higher number of leaves (17.14) than the other media.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T2 growth mediume4
- Outcome
- number of leavese4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 17.14e4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“T2 growth medium recorded significantly higher values for plant height (46.30 cm), number of branches (1.50), number of leaves (17.14) and stem girth (1.44 cm)”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
T2 growth medium gave significantly higher stem girth (1.44 cm) than the other media.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum LSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T2 growth mediume4
- Outcome
- stem girthe4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 1.44 cme4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“T2 growth medium recorded significantly higher values for plant height (46.30 cm), number of branches (1.50), number of leaves (17.14) and stem girth (1.44 cm)”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
Claim · model-written summary
T2 and T4 growth media should be recommended for efficient production of tomatoes in containers.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume5
- Treatment
- T2 and T4 growth mediae5
- Outcome
- efficient production of tomatoes in containerse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“It could be concluded from the study that T2 and T4 growth media provided positive results for vegetative and reproductive growth of tomato and therefore should be recommended for efficient production of tomatoes in containers”
t0“Solanum lycopersicum L”
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