Effect of biochar on growth, yield attributes and yield of tomato

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at the Organic Research Farm, Karguan Ji, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P., during the kharif season of 2024. The results revealed that application of biochar significantly improved plant height, plant stem diameter, no. of leaves,days taken to first flowering, days taken to first fruiting, number of flower per cluster/plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit diameter, average fruit weight and yield at harvest stage of tomato were observed with application of MF + 10t/ha-1 SBB (T5) over rest of treatments. Based on this experimentation, it is concluded that (T5) in tomato should be applied for better nutrient and water management throughout the cropping season for obtaining higher yields and economic returns over rest of the treatments.