Combined application of Multi-K and Urea via fertigation
|
Crop/cultivar |
Tomato/ Rashmi |
|---|---|
| Country / location | India / NARDI farm |
| Objectives | Find optimal K / NPK spray management |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-K + Poly-Feed 19-19-19 |
| Application method | Foliar nutrition |
| Tested treatment | 2 x foliar applications @ 1% conc. of PolyFeed 19-19-19 2 x foliar applications @ 1% conc. of Multi-K |
| Control treatment results | 59.93 MT/Ha |
| Best treatment results | 71.15 MT/Ha |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Yield increase: 11.22 MT/Ha Grower’s revenue from yield: 71.4 US$/MT Cost of treatment (application + material) 35.7 US$/Ha |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 765.4 US$/Ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 21.4 |
| Conclusions |
Local: Best management is full amount of B.D. NPK + 2 x F.S. Polyfeed 1% + 3 x F.S. Multi-K 1% |
| Reference | NHIL – Dr. R. Raju |
Need more information about growing tomato? You can always return to the tomato fertilizer & tomato crop guide table of contents or the tomato plant stages
