Enhancement of Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality Attributes of Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) through Treated Ganga Sludge-based Organic Fertilizers

Acharya Balkrishna; Ajay Kumar Gautam; Nidhi  Sharma; Vedpriya  Arya; Vikram  Khelwade; Prashant Kumar

doi:10.53848/ssstj.v12i2.967

Authors

Acharya Balkrishna Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India
Ajay Kumar Gautam Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India
Nidhi Sharma Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India
Vedpriya Arya Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India
Vikram Khelwade Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India
Prashant Kumar Patanjali Research Foundation,Haridwar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53848/ssstj.v12i2.967

Keywords:

Organic farming, Growth and yield, Sludge, Tomato, Vegetable crop

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a popular vegetable crop cultivated all around the globe. This vegetable crop requires a significant amount of nitrogen. Farmers often utilize excessive amounts of chemical fertilizers to fulfill this demand. Considering the increased adverse effects of chemical fertilizers on crops, soil and consumers, utilizing organic fertilizers became a hopeful solution to mitigate this problem. Therefore, the present study was carried out to study the effects of Ganga sludge-based that is organic fertilizers) on the growth, yield and fruit quality of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). A total of seven fertilizer treatments with one control in three replications were prepared and analyzed using a randomized complete block design. All organic fertilizers enhanced the growth and yield of tomato crops, where treatment in a combination of Pori Potash + Jaivik Poshak (T7) significantly impacted growth characteristics along with T5 and T2. Similarly, treatment T5 (Jaivik Khad) was also found important in improving yield parameters of tomato crops followed by T7 (Pori Potash + Jaivik Poshak), T4 (Jaivik Poshak), and T6 (Jaivik Prom+ Jaivik Khad). Based on this study, it can be concluded that the application of organic fertilizer is a sustainable approach to soil health and fertility in agricultural crop production. Further research is required on sludge-based organic fertilizers so that more useful and safer organic fertilizer products can be produced for application in agriculture.

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