Tomato genotype response to organic and synthetic fertilizers

Authors

• Sunday Ayodele Ige * ¹
• Aboyeji Christopher ¹
• Akodu Faith ¹
• Stephen Abolusoro ¹
• Charity Aremu ¹
• Bashir Omolaran Bello ²
• Adebiyi Ojo ¹
• Adeniyi Victoria ¹
• Chijioke Favour ¹

1. College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
2. Deptment of Crop protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Gashua, Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose: The study investigated how selected tomato genotypes performed with combined applications of cocoa pod (CP) + poultry manure (PM), kola nut pod (KP) + poultry manure (PM), and NPK fertilizer, focusing on fruit yield, mineral content, and vitamin composition.

Method: The trial was carried out at Landmark University Teaching and Research Farm, Omuaran, Nigeria during the 2020 and 2021 planting seasons. The experiment utilized a completely randomized design with three treatments, each replicated three times. The treatments are: CP+PM; KP+PM; and NPK 15:15:15. Data were taken on yield and related traits, mineral and vitamin composition of tomato fruits. Data collected were subjected to a two-way statistical Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Results: NGB00711 exhibited superior fruit quality, whereas NGB00696 achieved the highest yield. Additionally, the combination of cocoa pod + poultry manure enhanced tomato yield, while kola nut pod + poultry manure boosted fruit nutrient content.

Conclusion: Genotypes NGB00711 and NGB00696 were identified as good candidates for the development of high-yielding tomatoes under organic nutrient regimes. Moreover, the application of 6.5g/plant of CP+PM and 6.4g/plant KP+PM appeared to improve both the yield and quality of tomato fruit compared to NPK Fertilizer. The combination of CP + PM seemed to result in higher fruit yield compared to other manure types..

Keywords

• Plant crops
• Cocoa pod
• Kola pod
• Minerals
• Vitamins
• Fruit yield
• Poultry manure

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