DIFFERENT ORGANIC MANURES EFFECT ON THE YIELD OF TOMATO (MOGAL F1)
1Adama M. Jallow,2*Lamin K.M. Fatty,3Benjamin Gowon Ahule &4Igbana Ajir
1University of The Gambia, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Brikama Campus, P. O. Box 3530, Banjul, The Gambia
2,3&4Department of Sociology, Centre of Food Technology and Research
Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria,
Email:jallowadama31@yahoo.com,lkmfattya@utg.edu.gm,bahule@bsum.edu.ng,igbanaajir@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The field experiment was conducted at Horticulture research center Yundum from 1st February to 13th July 2016.To investigates the effects of different organic manures (fertilizers) on the yield of tomato (mongal F1). The experiment involved five treatments which are as follows: NPK 15:15:15, fish waste, poultry manure, and a combination of NPK 15:15:15, fish waste, poultry manure, and control. The treatments were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Designed (RCBD) and replicated four times. The parameters taken were soil organic matter, moisture content and soil pH, plant height at harvest, number of plants that survived at harvest, total fruits per fertilizer treatment, and yields per kilogram per fertilizer treatment. The results obtained show that tomato performs well and yields better (p≤0.05) if 15 kilograms of fish waste is applied on a 3m² beds, while total number of fruits produced and plant height performed best (p≤0.05) if 15 kilogram of poultry manure is applied on a 3m² beds. These results are similar to reports by Seran et al., (2010). Seran et al. (2010) reported that the use of organic and inorganic fertilizers had better effect on the growth and yield of tomato.
Keywords: Tomato, Fish-waste, Poultry-Manure, Yield