Abstract:
An experiment was accomplished in the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from 15 October, 2018 to March,
2019 to find out the effect of vermicompost and Trichoderma on the yield and quality
of BARI Tomato-14. The experiment was consisted of two factors: Factor A: Three
levels of vermicompost viz, V
0
: control, V
1
: 2.5 t/ha, V
2
: 5 t/ha and Factor B: three
levels of Trichoderma such as, T
0
: Control, T
1
: 50 g/m
2
, T
2
: 100 g/m
2
. The experiment
was laid out in Completely Randomized Block Design (RCBD). In case of
vermicompost treatment, the maximum fruit number (32.15 plant
), single fruit
weight (91.49 g) and yield (82.62 t/ha), vitamin-c (14.97 mg/100g), TSS (3.81%),
carotenoid (4.67 mg/100g), pH (4.53) were found from V
2
-1
whereas minimum in V
0
and among Trichoderma application, fruit number (31.69 plant
-1
), single fruit weight
(91.33 g) and yield (81.22 t/ha), vitamin-c (14.85 mg/100g), TSS (3.66%), carotenoid
(4.63 mg/100g), pH (4.48) were found from T
2
whereas minimum in T
0
. Considering
combined effect, fruit number (37.06 plant
-1
), single fruit weight (93.41 g) and yield
(92.27 t/ha), vitamin-c (16.60 mg/100g), TSS (4.51%), carotenoid (5.89 mg/100g),
pH (4.84) were found from V
2
T
2
whereas minimum in V
0
T
0
. So the treatment
combination V
2
T
2
significantly affected the growth, yield and quality parameters of
tomato.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
