Evaluation of Sea Weed Saps on Performance of Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) Under Organic Production System
Jayanta Layek*
Division of crop production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103, INDIA
Anup Das
Division of crop production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103, INDIA
Arup Ghosh
Waste Research Discipline, Central Salt & Marine chemical research institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, INDIA
Mesaya Rangsa Marak
Division of crop production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103, INDIA
Krishnappa R.
Division of crop production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103, INDIA
Ramkrushna, G.I.
ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research and Development, Nagpur, Maharashtra, INDIA
A.S. Panwar
ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR), Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Shidayaichenbi Devi
Division of crop production, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103, INDIA
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Chlorophyll index, Lycopene content, Organic, Seaweed sap, Tomato, Vermiwash
Abstract
Out of the millions of seaweed products produced every year, considerable portions are used as nutrient supplements or bio-stimulants or bio-fertilizers to improvise plant growth and productivity. Anfield experiment was conducted during kharif 2015 at mid Himalayan conditions of (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam), Meghalaya to study the realistic impact of foliar application of seaweed extracts on the growth and yield of tomato. Treatments comprise 3 types of saps viz., Kappaphycus alvarezii (Ksap), Gracilaria edulis (Gsap)and vermiwash @ 2 concentrations (5 and 10%) and set of spray schedule @ three growth stages (at seedling, early vegetative and flowering /fruiting stage). The results revealed that fruits/plant were recorded to be highest under application of K sap @ 10 % (12.6), followed by G sap @ 10% (12.5). Whereas the fruit yield was recorded significantly higher at K sap @ 10 % (13.06 t/ha). The ascorbic acid and Lycopene content were found to be significantly higher at GA3 free sap @ 10% (25.41 and 13.74 mg/100g, respectively). Foliar spray application at the 3 stages of tomato with K or G sap @ 5 and 10% concentrations was resulted in significantly higher shoot height, dry-matter accumulation, leaf chlorophyll content and fruit yield, as compared to the control (water spray). The yield attributes like fruits/plant, weight/fruit, ascorbic acid and lycopene content were significantly higher with foliar application of 10% G or K sap over the controlled treatment (water spray) which suitably act as low cost crop supplements under stressful environments of NEH-Region.
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