Residual Effect of Applied Compost on growth and yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) under an Alfisol
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2017-01
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCES AND ENERGY RESEARCH
Abstract
A field experiment was carried out to determine the residual effect of compost applied
to two tomato varieties (UC82B and BESKE) on growth and yield succeeded by same
varieties in second season on an organic farm, Abeokuta. Three rates 0, 10 and 20 t/ha
of compost were incorporated to the soil classified as kandiustalf before planting in the
first season. The treatments were arranged in split-plot layout and randomized
complete block design. The parameters considered were plant growth and yield. The
results of this study showed that the residual effect of compost applied to tomato
varieties affected the growth and fruit yield of succeeding tomato. Also, the results
showed that preceding tomato varieties had no significant effect on succeeding tomato
growth parameters like plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, leaf area
and leaf area index. Application of 20t/ha of composts on preceding tomato varieties
plots significantly increased number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, total fruit yield
and earliness to fruiting of the succeeding tomato plant than where no compost was
applied.