YIELD ANALYSIS OF TOMATO CROP UNDER CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT USING CALIBRATED DRIP IRRIGATION

Abstract

A polyhouse is a greenhouse that uses a polycarbonate material, usually PVC as a cover that encapsulates an area that is segregated from the outside environment. An experiment is conducted on tomato crops, treated with 5 different treatments with predefined irrigation volumes for each treatment inside a polyhouse. The various treatments being, Treatment-1 (or) T-1: Recommended dosage of chemical fertilizers with 50% of the recommended volume of water, Treatment-2 (or) T-2: 50% the recommended dosage of chemical fertilizers with recommended volume of water, Treatment-3 (or)

T-3: 200% the recommended volume of water only, Treatment-4 (or) T-4: Recommended dosage of chemical fertilizers with 200% of the recommended volume of water, Treatment-5 (or) T-5: Recommended dosage of chemical fertilizers with recommended volume of water. In the end, the treatment with the maximum yield is concluded to have been the treatment with the most efficient treatment and irrigation.