Effects of Planting Time and Manure Types on The Performance of Five Tomato Cultivars
1Abolusoro P. F. and 2Audu Rose N. O
ABSTRACT
Field experiment was carried out to determine the effects of cultivars, planting time and manure types on the growth and yield of five cultivars of tomatoes. The research was conducted at Kabba college of Agriculture, Kogi state of Nigeria in the months of July, august and September 2018 and repeated the same time in 2019. Three manure types were used for the research. Pre soil testing was done. Seedlings were raised in the nursery from the selected cultivars for each month mentioned above and transplanted to the field four weeks after planting. The experimental design was spit- split design laid in a randomized complete block design with each treatment replicated three times. Data obtained for growth and yield parameters were subjected to analysis of variance using FLSD at 5% probability level. The result showed that significant differences were observed across the cultivars, months of planting and manure types. Rio grande, Boomerang and cobra recorded significantly higher yield amongst the tested cultivars. The yield was higher in the month of July while poultry manure recorded the highest yield across the cultivars.
