Influences of NPSB and Vermicompost Application Rates on Yields of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) at Jimma Ganati Research Site of Wallaga University, Western Ethiopia
Table 5
The over years (2021 and 2022) mean value of the studied parameters under the effect of NPSB and vermicompost fertilizers rates.
Treatments
Fruit length (cm)
Fruit diameter (cm)
Shoot fresh weight (g·plant−1)
Shoot dry weight (g·plant−1)
Unmarketable fresh fruit per plant (kg)
Marketable fresh fruit per plant (kg)
Yield (ton·ha−1)
NPS (kg·ha−1)
VC (kg·ha−1)
0
0
4.90d
4.69d
15.00e
2.78e
0.45f
2.12g
10.82f
0
4
4.99d
4.70d
15.10e
3.25e
0.45f
2.35e
14.60e
0
6
5.01c
5.22c
15.30e
3.30e
0.44f
3.25c
15.32d
0
8
5.05c
5.26c
15.35e
3.45e
0.44f
3.36c
15.43d
75
0
5.16cd
5.26c
20.00d
3.50d
0.77a
4.27b
15.60d
75
4
5.31c
5.32c
24.00c
3.59cd
0.45f
2.27ef
18.40c
75
6
5.82b
5.26c
30.00e
3.72c
0.44f
2.28ef
18.42c
75
8
5.83b
5.40b
38.12b
3.80c
0.36g
2.38de
20.65b
100
0
5.86b
5.31c
28.00c
3.51d
0.77a
2.51d
18.73c
100
4
5.99b
5.47b
29.20c
3.80c
0.56d
2.25fg
21.44b
100
6
6.07b
5.58b
29.11c
4.15b
0.56d
4.27b
22.55b
100
8
6.06b
5.63b
42.00ab
4.170b
0.55d
4.27b
22.00b
125
0
5.87b
5.25c
38.35b
4.16b
0.78a
2.13g
18.87c
125
4
6.04b
5.51b
42.51ab
4.05b
0.67c
4.26b
21.45b
125
6
6.05b
5.56b
42.55ab
4.05b
0.65c
4.26b
22.10b
125
8
6.26a
5.94a
48.25a
4.50a
0.66c
5.54a
24.36a
LSD (5%)
1.42
0.45
2.63
1.74
0.41
1.64
11.23
CV (%)
2.71
3.85
6.74
4.12
0.43
3.90
8.24
At a probability level, similar letters don’t appear to be statistically different from one another. VC stands for vermicompost, LSD stands for least significant difference, and CV stands for coefficient of variation. NPSB stands for nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and boron.