Record ID No. |
279 |
Author(s) |
Krishna,B.E., Allolli,T.B , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Regional Agricultural Research Station, Raichur - 584 101, India. |
Title |
Influence of cropping system and source of nutrients in Leucaena-based alley cropping system on yield and quality of tomato |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Journal of Agricultural-Sciences. 18 (2): 464-468p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Cropping effect |
Host |
Solanum lycopersicum, Leucaena loppings |
Organism |
Azospirillum, Arbuscular mycorrhiza |
Country |
India, South Asia |
Abstracts |
A field experiment was conducted on red sandy loam soil in Raichur, Karnataka, India, during the rabi of 2001-02 to evaluate the performance of tomato (cv. Pusa Ruby) under various cropping systems (sole cropping of tomato with or without the incorporation of Leucaena loppings at 5 t/ha, and alley cropping of tomato with Leucaena with or without the incorporation of Leucaena loppings) and fertilizer treatments (100% of the recommended fertilizer rates or RFR, and farmyard manure, vermicompost, VAM [vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza] or Azospirillum + 25% RFR). The alley cropping of tomato coupled with the incorporation of Leucaena loppings resulted in the highest fruit yield (27.79 t/ha), total soluble solid content (6.11%), acidity (0.93%) and lycopene content (7.64 mg/100 g of juice). FYM + 25% RFR also registered the highest fruit yield (28.26 t/ha), total soluble solid content (5.90%), acidity (0.76%) and lycopene content (7.41 mg/100 g of juice). The interaction between cropping system and fertilizers was also significant. The alley cropping of tomato, incorporation of Leucaena loppings, and application of FYM + 25% RFR gave the highest fruit yield (30.99 t/ha), total soluble solid content (0.96%), acidity (6.62%) and lycopene content (8.21 mg/100 g of juice). This treatment also improved the soil water holding capacity. The incorporation of lopping enhanced the soil fertility and organic carbon content, and the N, P and K contents of tomato leaves. The available P and K contents were higher with the alley cropping of tomato than sole cropping. |