SOIL SOLARIZATION FOR GROWTH ATTRIBUTES AND WEED CONTROL IN TOMATO NURSERY

Authors

  • S.Mullaimaran Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608002, Tamilnadu, India
  • K.Haripriya Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608002, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

Solarization, Tomato vigour index, Tomato Weed population, Azospirillum and Organic manures

Abstract

The investigation was carried out in a farmer’s field, to study the effect of solarization on growth of tomato
seedlings and weed management in nursery. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 11
treatments, each replicated thrice. The treatments include a combination of solarization for four weeks after
incorporation organic manures viz., vermicompost, FYM, neem cake and castor cake along with non solarized
control and solarization without amendments. Inoculation of Azospirillum was done in some treatments to bring in
liveliness after solarization.The highest germination percentage, number of leaves, chlorophyll content, vigour
index , days taken for transplanting, lowest weed population, weed biomass and highest weed control index were
registered in the treatment where solarization with vermicompost was carried out.

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Published

2016-10-25

How to Cite

S.Mullaimaran, & K.Haripriya. (2016). SOIL SOLARIZATION FOR GROWTH ATTRIBUTES AND WEED CONTROL IN TOMATO NURSERY. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 3(10), 25–30. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/979

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 10 (2016): Volume: 03, Issue: 10 - October, 2016.

Section

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