Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of tomato in Begusarai district of Bihar

A field experiment consisting of nine treatments including control was conducted to find out the mostappropriate integrated nutrient management system for sustainable tomato production during 2013–15. Itwas found that the application of 50% RDF + vermicompost @ 2 tonnes/ha + soil and seedling treatment with Azotobacter and PSB appeared as the most suited combination for providing maximum plant height and numberof primary branches/plant, earliest days to flowering and picking of first fruit, maximum number of fruits/plant, most superior fruit weight, highest yield/plant and highest TSS. The maximum yield/ha (784 q/ha), net return(Rs. 850, 300) and B: C ratio (9.39) were also recorded with application of 50% RDF + vermicompost @ 2 tonnes/ha + soil and seedling treatment with Azotobacter and PSB. The application of 50% RDF + vermicompost @ 2tonne/ha proved as the next better treatment followed by 100% RDF.