The effect of irrigation with fish pond waste water on the quality and yield of tomato under green houses

Abstract

This study was carried out during the seasons of 2008_2009 to study effect of irrigation with fish culture effluent on quality and Lycopersicum esculentum (under green house) yield of tomato. The experiment consisted of four treatments: Irrigation with freshwater. (control), irrigation with fish culture effluent, irrigation alternately with fish culture effluent twice and freshwater once, irrigation alternately with fish culture effluent once and freshwater once. The experiment was done according to the completely randomized block design with four replicates. Soil and water samples were collected and analyzed. Results of the study showed: The irrigation in waste water fish ponds adds positive effect on quality and yield of Tomato under green house. This effect of water was on the irrigation with fishculture effluent increase the yield 17.82 Kg/m2 firstly followed by the treatment of irrigation alternately with fish culture effluent twice and freshwater once by yielding 15.47 Kg/m2. After that it was on irrigation alternately with fish culture effluent once and freshwater once by yielding 12.42 Kg/m2 comparing with-irrigation of freshwater. Which give lower yield 8.88 Kg/m2.