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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 2
First page : (232) Last page : (239)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8665

Economics of Effect of Calcium and Boron on Growth, Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) Under Shade Net Condition

Gudena. Lavanya*and Vijay Bahadur
Department of Horticulture (Vegetable Science) Naini Agricultural Institute
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, (U.P.)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: gudenalavanya8@mail.com
Received: 4.03.2021 | Revised: 7.04.2021 | Accepted: 13.04.2021 

 ABSTRACT

An investigation entitled “Effect of calcium and boron on growth, yield and quality of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) under shade net condition” was made to identify the effect of calcium and boron on yield and quality of cherry tomato and to find out suitable method in cherry tomato at VRF SHUATS, Naini (Prayagraj) India, during rabi season 2019-20. For this purpose, two factors each at four levels on cherry tomato hybrid were used to study under shade net condition during rabi, 2019-20 in factorial Randomized Block Design. The first factor was calcium at four levels viz., 0%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6%. The second factor was Boron which was also at four levels viz., 0%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6%. Thus there were 16 treatment combinations. The above treatment and treatment combinations were applied at 30, 60 and 90 days after transplanting of cherry tomato hybrid. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (Factorial RBD) with three replications under shed net during rabi 2019-20. It is concluded from the present investigation that foliar application with increasing levels of Ca and B from 0% to 0.6% exhibited significant increase in morphological characters as well as yield attributes of cherry tomato. The maximum net returns and (B: C) ratio was obtained in treatment fertilized with 0.6% of calcium + 0.6% of boron which resulted in higher yield and consequently maximum (B: C) ratio (3.45).

Keywords: Cherry tomato, Calcium, Boron

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Cite this article: Lavanya, G.,& Bahadur, V. (2021). Economics of Effect of Calcium and Boron on Growth, Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) Under Shade Net Condition, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(2), 232-239. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8665