TY - EJOUR
AU - Ige, Sunday Ayodele
AU - Christopher, Aboyeji
AU - Faith, Akodu
AU - Abolusoro, Stephen
AU - Aremu, Charity
AU - Bello, Bashir Omolaran
AU - Ojo, Adebiyi
AU - Victoria, Adeniyi
AU - Favour, Chijioke
PY - 2024
DA - May
TI - Tomato genotype response to organic and synthetic fertilizers
T2 - International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
L1 - https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-recycling-of-organic-waste-in-agriculture/article/tomato-genotype-response-to-organic-and-synthetic-fertilizers/
DO - 10.57647/ijrowa-3e30-ks67
N2 - 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..
PB - OICC Press
KW - Plant crops, Cocoa pod, Kola pod, Minerals, Vitamins, Fruit yield, Poultry manure 
EN -