Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Sarla Verma, Jitendra Trivedi, Vijay Jain, Dhananjay Sharma, Kamal Narayan Verma and Shani Raj

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pahanda (A), Durg (C.G.) under Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.). During rabi season of 2020-21 with a view to study the "Studies on the effect of foliar application of micronutrient on yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) var. Kashi Adarsh under Chhattisgarh plain condition''. The tomato variety Kashi Adarsh was used to grown and treatment was replicated three times in completed randomized block design. The soil of experimental site was vertisol belonging to textural class clay. The investigation There were two nutrients Boron (B), and Zinc (Zn), which were applied at different concentrations in tomato in seven treatment viz., T₁: - Control (water spray only), T₂:- Zinc 0.1%, T₃:- Zinc 0.2%, T₄:- Boron 0.1%, T₅:- Boron 0.2%, T₆:- Zinc 0.1% + Boron 0.1% and T₇:- Zinc 0.1% + Boron 0.1%. The yield parameters i.e., number of fruits per plant, fruit diameter (cm), yield per plant (kg), yield per plot (kg), total yield (t/ha), total soluble solids (^oBrix), acidity % and dry matter content (%) were significantly superior in the treatment T₇ (Zinc 0.2% + Boron 0.2%). On the basis of above findings, treatment T₇ (Zinc 0.2% + Boron 0.2%) stand could be better performance first in position and T₆ (Zinc 0.1% + Boron 0.1%) stand in second order of preference. However, treatment T₅ (Boron 0.2%) comes in next in order. Therefore, it may be concluded that treatment T₇ (Zinc 0.2% + Boron 0.2%) may be prefer for higher growth and yield in tomato.