TY  - BOOK
AU  - Canonizado, Jerick Roi M.
TI  - Evaluating of different fertilizer materials on the growth and yield tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PY  - 2024///
CY  - City of Batac : 
PB  - MMSU, 
N1  - Thesis (BS Agriculture major in Horticulture) -- Mariano Marcos State University-College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development, Batac City
; Bibliography : leaves 43-49
N2  - 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.
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