Impact of organic amendments and inorganic fertilizers on post harvest storage life and organoleptic quality of tomato under eastern Himalayan region discovery
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A study was conducted to assess the impact of different nutrient combination of field tomato on post harvest storage life and organoleptic quality of fresh fruits. Fourteen different treatment combinations comprising two organic manures (Farmyard manure and vermicompost), inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizer in different levels were laid out in RBD with three replications during 2005-06 and 2006-07 at UBKV, Pundibari, Coochcbehar,West Bengal, India. The findings indicated that the nutrient schedule of the crop significantly influenced the physiological loss in weight (PLW) of tomato fruits as well as organoleptic quality and rotting level of fruits. The nutrient schedule comprising of higher amount of organic amendments and reduced amount of chemical fertilizers have shown promising performance over chemical fertilizers alone. The nutrient schedule comprising of 75% inorganic fertilizers along with higher dose of vermicompost (4 t ha) in conjugation with biofertilizer emerged as potential nutrient source for improving post harvest storage life of fresh fruits. The same treatment also enhanced the organoleptic quality and lessens the rotting percentage of fruits.
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