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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published July 2021 | Volume 9, Issue 7. pp. 165-175.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v9i7.21.128

 

Organic amendments can alleviate the adverse effects of soil salinity on the performance of tomato plant

 



 

 

M. Z. U. Kamal1*

O. Faruq1

M.M. Rahman1

M. Zakaria1

M. S. Alam1

B. I. Binte2

M. Khanam2

 

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1. Faculty of Graduate Studies, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh.

2. Faculty of Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh.







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Citation: Kamal MZU, Faruq O, Rahman MM, Zakaria M, Alam MS, Binte BI, Khanam M (2021). Organic amendments can alleviate the adverse effects of soil salinity on the performance of tomato plant. J. Agric. Crop Res. 9(7):165-175. doi: 10.33495/jacr_v9i7.21.128.

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 Abstract 


This research aims to explore the potential of various organic materials as soil salinity improvement tools to increase crop yields. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of organic amendments plus or either soil test based (STB) chemical fertilizer (seven-treatment combinations as: T1 = untreated saline soil, T2 = STB, T3 = biochar 2 t ha-1 +STB, T4 = poultry manure 3 t ha-1 +STB, T5 = vermicompost 3 t ha-1 +STB, T6 = cow dung 3 t ha-1 +STB, T7 = cow dung bio-slurry 3 t ha-1 +STB) on growth and yield of tomatoes grown in saline soil. Furthermore, the study also determined the mechanism of organic amendments to solve the salt stress of tomato plants. The results showed that untreated reference saline soil adversely affected vegetative growth and tomato yield attributes and ultimately significantly affected tomato yield. Organic amendments plus STB increased vegetative growth, yield, and quality parameters of tomato plants grown in saline soil and ameliorated the salt stress on crop growth. Among the amending substances, vermicompost and biochar along with STB fertilizer showed better-alleviating effects on salt stress and providing the maximum total biomass and fruit yield of tomato. The organic amendments can effectively enrich the physiological and osmotic adjustment characteristics such as proline and relative water content of tomato leaves, and reduce leaf electrolyte leakage as alleviating mechanisms of salt stress and thereby protecting the mechanism of photosynthesis and plant development. However, it is necessary to clarify the mechanisms and justify the effectiveness of the organic amendments through field trials in saline-prone areas.

Keywords  Saline soil   organic amendments   tomato   growth   yield  

 

 

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