Optimizing Irrigation Water and N Levels for Higher Yield and Reduced Blossom End Rot Incidence on Tomato

Table 1

Tomato fruit diameter, fruit length, and number of fruits per plant as affected by irrigation and N application levels.

Treatment combinations		Fruit diameter (mm)	Fruit length (mm)	Total no. of fruits plant^−1
50% ETc	0 kg N ha^−1	44.43	60.27	14.47
	46 kg N ha^−1	48.27	65.65	18.03
	92 kg N ha^−1	48.43	65.77	17.73
	138 kg N ha^−1	52.05	69.65	22.80
75% ETc	0 kg N ha^−1	48.93	64.37	15.20
	46 kg N ha^−1	53.37	68.77	18.60
	92 kg N ha^−1	51.68	65.80	19.93
	138 kg N ha^−1	56.10	71.60	22.73
100% ETc	0 kg N ha^−1	47.25	62.40	15.13
	46 kg N ha^−1	50.97	66.07	18.27
	92 kg N ha^−1	50.82	65.95	18.60
	138 kg N ha^−1	53.98	70.08	26.27
LSD		1.24	3.35	2.19
CV (%)		7.20	7.44	3.54

ETc = crop evapotranspiration; LSD = least significant difference at 5% level of probability; CV = coefficient of variation.