INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC LEACHATES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BLACK CHERRY TOMATO

Abstract

The experiment was performed at Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, during the period from October 2015 to March 2016. Five treatments viz. only cowdung (CD) as basal dose (T ), cowdung with BARI fertilizer dose (basal) + cowdung leachate as top dressing (T ), cowdung with BARI fertilizer dose (basal) + vermicompost leachate as top dressing (T ), cowdung with BARI fertilizer dose (basal) + MOC leachate top dressing (T 3 4 ), cowdung with BARI fertilizer dose (basal) (T ) were studied in this experiment. These treatments were arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Significant variation was observed at different growth and yield parameters with different treatments. Maximum fruit number (117.0/plant), fruit weight (9.80 g), yield/plant (1.12 kg) and total yield (46.77 t/ha) were found from T 3 II 5 whereas minimum (108.0/plant, 8.50 g/fruit, 0.92 kg/plant and 38.20 t/ha respectively) from T treatment. This study suggests that T 3 1 treatment acts as a potential source of plant nutrients for suitable black cherry tomato production.