Mulching and fertigation on the yield and quality of tomato

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at irrigation cafeteria, Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to study the effect mulching and humic acid in the yield, quality of tomato under fertigation and fertility of soil with twelve treatments. The study revealed that application of 100% R D F + B M + H A @ 20 kg ha-1 as basal had a greater potential for improving the nutritional quality characters of tomato fruits such as total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and lycopene and yield were increased markedly. Application of 100% recommended dose of fertilizers + Black color mulching increased the nutritional quality characters of tomato fruits and yield than 100% recommended dose of fertilizers alone.