Canonizado, Jerick Roi M. creator text City of Batac MMSU 2024 monographic eng

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xii, 80 leaves : 29 cm. Nutrient management is one aspect of tomato farming that most local farmers neglect to meet. In most circumstances, if not in excess amounts which often goes to wastage and contributes to high production cost, the fertilizers they apply are insufficient leading to lagged growth and poor yield. Considering this verity, this study was conducted to evaluate the performance of tomato with the application of organic and inorganic fertilizers, at Maglaoi Sur, Currimao Ilocos Norte from January to April 2022. The experiment covered an area of 176 m2. It was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), replicated thrice using Diamante max variety at four treatment levels namely no fertilizer application, vermicompost, inorganic fertilizer with recommended rate of 133-210-138 NPK, and inorganic fertilizer with recommended rate of 93-46-222 NPK. Differences in treatment mean were determined using the Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference (HSD) test. Results obtained denote that the application of different fertilizer materials at varying levels had no significant effects on the growth parameters. The combination of inorganic fertilizer with recommended rate of 93-46-222 NPK was recorded with the most prominent effect amongst the four treatments applied resulted to bigger and heavier fruits and higher number of fruits per hill. Moreover, the use of inorganic fertilizers, following the recommended rate used enhances the yield attributes of tomato. Jerick Roi M. Canonizado Thesis (BS Agriculture major in Horticulture) -- Mariano Marcos State University-College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development, Batac City Bibliography : leaves 43-49 MMSU 241210 20250807160453.0