To study the performance of different tomato cultivars under organic and inorganic regimes an experiment was conducted at New Developmental Farm, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan during the summer 2013-14. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with split plot arrangement having four replications. Organic regimes (FYM, poultry manure and mushroom compost) and inorganic (NPK) regimes were allotted to main plot, while cultivars (Roma VF, Roma, Super Classic, Bambino and Rio Grande) were subjected to sub plots. Organic and inorganic regimes significantly (P≤0.01) influenced all the studied attributes of tomato cultivars. Among different -1 cultivars, Roma gave maximum plant survival (93.8%), number of leaves plant -1 -1 (84.1), number of flower inflorescence (5.4), number of fruits inflorescence (4.3), -1 3 -1 number of fruit plant (25.4), fruit size (63.9 cm ), fruit weight plant (9.1 kg) and -1 total yield (22.9 t ha ). However, it was closely followed by cultivar Rio Grande for -1 -1 number of leaves plant (79.6), number of flower inflorescence (5.1), number of -1 -1 fruits inflorescence (4.0) and number of fruits plant (24.9). Cultivar Super -1 -1 Classic produced minimum number of leaves plant (67.7), flower inflorescence 3 -1 -1 (4.8), fruit size (60.6 cm ), fruit weight plant (8.6 kg) and total yield (21.7 t ha ). -1 Similarly, the highest plant survival (90.0%), number of flower inflorescence -1 -1 (5.1), number of fruits inflorescence (4.0), number of fruit plant (25.4), fruit size -1 -1 (62.4 ml), fruit weight plant (8.90 kg) and total yield (22.9 t ha ) were recorded in plants provided with organic conditions Roma cultivar performed better than other cultivars under the agro climatic condition of Peshawar followed by cultivar Rio Grande. Therefore, organic tomato production, and these two cultivars are recommended to be grown in Peshawar area.
Articles · Volume 28, Issue 3, 31 March 2018 · Open Access
PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT TOMATO CULTIVARS UNDER ORGANIC AND INORGANIC REGIMES
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- 1* Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan., ** Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, Cotton Research Station, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan., Corresponding author: alinhorti@yahoo.com
Article Info ⌄
- Journal:
- Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research
- Published:
- 31 March 2018

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