THE EFFECTS OF LIQUID WORM FERTILIZER AND LIQUID BAT GUANO FERTILIZER ON PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD IN GRAFTED TOMATO PLANTS (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM L).

摘要

In this study, tomato plants were planted in pots filled with peat: perlite mixture at a ratio of 2: 1 in the period of 2-3 true leaves liquid worm fertilizer, liquid bat guano fertilizer and a mixture of the both were used as fertilizer and control plants were not applied to these fertilizers. The effect of the fertilizers on the number of leaves, plant height, root length, fresh and dry weight of plant, fresh and dry weight of root, chlorophyll content, rootstock and scion diameter, yield and some quality parameters were investigated. The study was carried out with 4 replications of 12 plants in each repetition. Using organic fertilizers (liquid worm and liquid bat guano fertilizers) positively affected the biomass of the grafted tomato plants. The yield was lowest with 16,42 kg/m~2 for control plants. This was followed by the mixture of liquid worm and bat guano fertilizer 22,12 kg/ m~2 and the liquid bat guano with 21,19 kg/m~2. The highest yield per plant was liquid worm fertilizer with 22,96 kg/m~2. As a result of this study, it was determined that liquid worm fertilizer, liquid bat guano and mixture of both caused a positive increase in plant biomass and yield compared to the control plants.