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Research on Crops

Effect of farm yard manure and NPK on the yield and some growth components of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum)

DOI: 10.31830/2348-7542.2018.0001.43    | Article Id: 013 | Page : 655-658
Citation :- Effect of farm yard manure and NPK on the yield and some growth components of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum). Res. Crop. 19: 655-658
Hussein Hussein Alhrout, Muhannad W. Akash, Ramadan K. Hejazin hhroot66@yahoo.com
Address : 1Department of Plant Production and Protection Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Albalqa Applied University, Al-Salt, 19117, Jordan; 2University of Jordan, Queen Rania Str., Amman, Jordan; 3Department of Basic Applied Sciences, Albalqa Applied University, Zarqa University College, Jordan
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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during growing season of 2014 to evaluate the effect of NPK and farm yard manure (mixed of chicken, cow and sheep manures) on the yield and growth components of tomato. Three treatments were used [Control (no fertilizer), NPK (250 kg/ha) and farm yard manure (8 t/ha). Farm yard manure (FYM) showed significant increase in the highest plant height, leaf number/plant, fruit number/plant and fruit yield followed by NPK and control gave the lowest. Farm yard manure gave the highest yield production (9.57 t/ha), NPK gave 7.15 t/ha and control gave 5.98 t/ha.

Keywords

Farm yard manure  nitrogen  phosphorus  potassium  tomato (Lycopersicun esculentum).

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