Abstract
A field experiment was carried out during summer season of the year 2011 and 2012 at Horticulture Research Station, Kandaghat, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. The experiment comprised of three genotypes (V1-Naveen 2000+, V2-Sun-7711 and V3-Solan Lalima), three mulches (M0-No mulch, M1-pine needle mulch and M2-black polyethylene) and three biofertilizers (B0-Recommended NPK, B1-100% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) and B2-75% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant). Among varieties, maximum yield and shelf life was observed with the variety V2 (Sun-7711). Mulch materials and biofertilizers, M2 (Black polythene mulch) and B1 (100% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) were recorded to be the best regarding the yield and shelf life of tomato.
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