EFFECT OF SULPHUR AND BORON FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF BARI TOMATO-2 (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at the research field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 during the period from October 2020 to April 2021 to find out the effect of different levels of sulphur and boron fertilizer doses on the growth and yield of BARI Tomato-2. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) having twelve treatments with three replications. The unit plot size was 6 m 2 . A total of 12 treatments combination of Sulphur and Boron were distributed randomly in individual plots and total number of plots was 36. The maximum plant height (84.50 cm), number of branches plant -1 (9.73), number of leaves (147.67), number of cluster plant -1 (8.30), number of fruits cluster

(4.30), diameter of a fruit plant -1 (17.68 cm), number of fruits plant (37.45), weight of fruits plant -1 (2.48 kg) and yield (89.49 t ha -1 -1 ) were observed from T

(S 22kg/ha + B 1kg/ha ) treatment. On the other hand, the minimum plant height (66.67 cm), number of branches plant -1 (7.07), number of leaves (113.40), number of cluster plant -1 (8.07), number of fruits cluster cm), number of fruits plant -1 -1 (3.70), diameter of a fruit (16.13 (25.21), weight of fruits plant -1 (1.54 kg) and yield (46.33 t ha -1 ) were observed from T treatment that was control. The results of the present investigation revealed that tomato can be grown successfully at the use of 22 kg ha -1 of sulphur and 1 kg ha 1 -1 of boron. The findings of the present investigation clearly indicated that the efficient use of sulphur and boron doses is a viable option for increasing the production of tomato