Effect of Panchagavya on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the “Effect of Panchagavya on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)” at Horticulture Research Field, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) during Kharif season 2021. Total 12 treatments and 3 Hybrids were replicated thrice in a factorial randomized block design (FRBD). Hybrids are TMTH-234, TMTH-2267 and TMTH-288. These hybrids were treated with different concentrations of Panchagavya (1%, 2%, 3%) and control (water spray) were sprayed at 15, 30, 45 days after transplanting. The application of Panchagavya significantly affects the vegetative as well as reproductive attributes of the crop. The results showed that hybrid TMTH-2267 with 3% spray of Panchagavya performed best in terms of plant height (78.14 cm), days to 50% flowering (71.10), days to first harvest (98.10), polar diameter (5.47 cm), radial diameter (6.90 cm), number of fruits per plant (24), fruit weight (280.08 g), fruit yield per plant (1.68 kg), yield per hectare (55.88 t) and TSS (5.83 0Brix).