Effect of Drip Irrigation and Jeevamrit Fertigation Scheduling on Soil and Plant Moisture Status and Crop Growth in Tomato under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse
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Drip Irrigation, <i>jeevamrit</i>, Fertigation, Tomato.Abstract
The experiment was carried out during spring summer (2020) and autumn winter (2020-2021) on tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) as test crop in a naturally ventilated polyhouse at CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur. The treatments comprised of two drip irrigation schedules (0.4 PE and 0.8 PE), five jeevamrit fertigation schedules (3 DF, 1 WF, 2 WF, 3 WFand 4 WF) and control. The eleven treatments viz., (a) 0.4PE3DF (b) 0.4PE1WF (c) 0.4PE2WF (d) 0.4PE3WF (e) 0.4PE4WF (f) 0.8PE3DF (g) 0.8PE1WF (h) 0.8PE2WF (i) 0.8PE3WF (j) 0.8PE4WF and (k) control (1.0PE and recommended doses were applied as basal (25 % RDF) and through fertigation (75 % RDF)). The result indicated that the drip irrigation applied @ 0.8 PE on daily basis was the most suitable treatment having higher soil moisture content, plant height, relative leaf water content and better crop growth leading to higher yield as compared to 0.4 PE. Among jeevamrit fertigation schedules, the relatively higher soil moisture content, relative leaf water content and better crop growth was recorded in 3DFas compared to other fertigation schedules.Downloads
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