Productivity and Profitability of Tomato under Organic Nutrition in Wicking Bed System

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), one of the most popular vegetables globally and rich in bio active compounds is an excellent model for studying under organic nutrition. There is need to evaluate the organic nutrition in wicking bed irrigation for the homestead cultivation of vegetables with tomato as a test crop using the liquid organic manures which are easy to prepare and affordable. A pot culture experiment was laid out in completely randomized design with three replications during summer season 2022. The treatments were soil application of cow’s urine and vermiwash at weekly intervals along with foliar application of panchagavya at 3%, vermiwash at 3%, moringa leaf extract at 4% and water spray at 20, 40 and 60 DAT. Irrigation was provided by sub irrigation to tomato through wicking bed. The experiment results revealed that organic nutrition had a significant effect on growth, yield attributes and yield of tomato. Basal application of enriched farmyard manure supplemented with soil application of vermiwash or cow’s urine at weekly intervals along with foliar application of panchagavya at 3% at 20, 40 and 60 DAT could be recommended for enhanced productivity and profitability of tomato under wicking bed system.