Saurabh Tomar, A.K. Dubey, Jagendra Pratap Singh, Mahendra Chaudhary and Ajay Singh*
Department of Horticulture, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture &
Technology Kanpur 208002 (U.P.) India
*Department of Agril.Economics, Narendra Dev University of Agriculture &
Technology Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.) India
Email: chaudhary.csa@gmail.com
Received-02.08.2018, Revised-25.08.2018
Abstract: The present study was conducted during two consecutive Rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 with aim to find out the effect of transplanting dates and mulching on fruit yield, yield parameters and economics of treatments of tomato cv. Azad T-6. The study was consisted four different dates of transplanting (D1-15th October, D2-31st October, D3-15th November and D4-30th November) and four treatments of mulch (M1-Black polyethylene, M2– White polyethylene, M3– Bio Mulch (Paddy straw) and M4-control) the experiments were laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design. The study revealed that the crop transplanted on 30th October produced and mulching with bio mulch paddy straw produced maximum number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight and marketable fruit yield and Un-marketable fruit total yield during both the years, respectively. The crop planted on 30th October and application of bio-mulch found economic as compared to other treatments. Maximum benefit cost ratio was calculated with crop planted on 30th October and grown with bio mulch during both the years.
Keywords: Tomato. Different dates of planting, mulching, fruit yield, Net return
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