EVALUATION OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC INPUTS ON SOIL HEALTH, YIELD AND QUALITY PARAMETERS OF TOMATO
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Date
2014
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UHF,NAUNI
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The present investigation entitled “Evaluation of organic and inorganic inputs on soil
health, yield and quality parameters of tomato” were conducted at the research farm of the
department of soil science and water management, Nauni, Solan during 2013 with ten
treatments and three replications in an organic experiment and six treatments with four
replications in an Integrated nutrient experiment in a randomized block design. The
representative and composite soil samples were collected from depth 0-20 cms after the
harvest of tomato. The studies were undertaken to investigate the effect of organic and
inorganic inputs on soil health, yield and quality parameters of tomato, vis-à-vis, the benefit
cost ratio of different treatment combinations. Application of organics along with inorganics
proved to be significantly and numerically better than alone application of organics and
inorganics. In the organic experiment, there were no significant difference in soil pH, EC
between different treatments, however the soil health, yield, exhibits increasing trend with the
application of organic manures. The fruit quality, however, did not show any specific trend
with treatments. In the integrated experiment, it was found that the soil health, yield and fruit
quality were best in T
6
treatment where NPK were applied in the ratio of 112.5:90:45 kg ha
-1
along with 10 t ha
-1
FYM and 10 t ha
-1
Vermicompost. The minimum values were recorded
for all parameters in T1
, where no organic and inorganic inputs were applied. The two
experiment when studied in combination showed that the soil health was best maintained
under an organic experiment. But when yield is the criterion the maximum yield was obtained
under integrated nutrient experiment. The B:C ratio, which is main criterion for adoption of
technology was found highest in T4where only inorganic inputs were applied. But in these
experiments, it is also found that the soil health as well as yield optimization were best in
Integrated nutrient experiment systems.