Growth and Yield of Tomatillo as Influenced by Planting Time and Macronutrients
Abdullah Salfe Al Shamim
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tahmina Mostarin
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Khaleda Khatun
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shamsun Nahar
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tahira Begum
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md. Khokon Uzzaman *
Department of Agricultural Extension, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Asif Ahmed
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abdullah All Imtiaz
Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia.
Md. Anisur Rahaman
State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany.
Md. Abdus Samad
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
With the use of a strategic pairing of planting time and macronutrients, tomatillo growth and yield can be boosted. Due to their complementing effects, the ideal combination of different planting times and macronutrients may significantly boost tomatillo growth and yield. The experiment was set by taking two treatment factors. Our treatment factors were: (1) Planting time (three time’s viz. T1 = 02 November, T2 = 12 November, and T3 = 22 November); and (2) Macro nutrients (four levels viz. F0 = N0P0K0 Kg/ha, F1 = N200P60K100 Kg/ha, F2= N250P90K120Kg/ha, F3 = N300P120K140 Kg/ha). The two factors experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. In case of planting time, the sharp increase of fruits per plant (37.06), fruit weight (42.7 g), yield per plant ( 2.04 kg) and per hectare ( 85.06 t) were obtained from T3 (22 November). In case of macronutrients, the maximum number of fruits per plant (47.26), fruit weight ( 48.47 g), yield per plant ( 2.75 kg) and per hectare ( 114.59 t) were obtained from F1 (N200P60K100 Kg/ha). Combined effect (T3F1) had improved the number of fruits per plant (49.66), fruit weight ( 55.64 g), yield per plant ( 2.94 kg) and per hectare ( 122.84 t), vitamin C content (25.92 mg) and noted from T1F0 (02 November with N0P0K0Kg/ha) treatment combination that minimum number of fruits per plant (14.0), fruit weight ( 24.69 g), yield per plant ( 0.5 kg) and per hectare ( 20.85 t), vitamin C content (16.63 mg). So, the T3F1 treatment combination appeared to be the best for achieving the higher growth and yield of tomatillo.
Keywords: Growth, yield, tomatillo, planting time, macro nutrients