Effect of boron and plant spacing on growth and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) CV. Pusa ruby

Abstract

Different factors affect the successful production of tomato crop but boron and plant spacing is the most important factors for vegetative growth, plant population and flowering, fruiting per unit area is also important and responsible for increasing the yield of tomato entitled “Effect of boron and plant spacing on growth and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) CV Pusa ruby”. have been conducted at the research farm of AKS University, Sherganj Satna. During Kharif season of 2015-16. Under irrigation to assess the response of tomato to boron (B) fertilizer rates and spacing’s. The treatments consisted of four levels of boron (0 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 3 kg/ha) and three levels of spacing’s (row to row 90 cm. and plant to plant 50, 60, 170 cm.). Experiment was laid out in Randomized block design with three replications. The results of the experiment showed application of boron use of spacing’s had significantly. Influence on the most parameters such as Plant height (cm), numbers of branch/plant, day to first flowering, day to 50% flowering, No. of flower/cluster, day to first fruit set, No. of fruit/cluster, fruit length, fruit diameter, average fruit weight, No. of fruit/plant, fruit yield/plant, fruit yield/plot and fruit yield/ha. 2 kg/ha boron. Experiment comprises of three spacing’s viz. 90 x 50 cm, 90 x 60 cm and 90 x 70 cm had significantly. Increase on the most parameters such as plant height (cm), numbers of branch/plant, day to first flowering, day to 50% flowering, No. of flower/cluster, day to first fruit set, No. of fruit/cluster, fruit length, fruit diameter, average fruit weight, No. of fruit/plant, fruit yield/plant, fruit yield/plot, fruit yield/ha on wider spacing’s 90 x 60 cm.