@article{3345,
author = "Antonio L. Acedo Jr. and Marilou M. Benitez",
abstract = "Tomato fertilization system was optimized involving farmers as technology users. Seven different rates of fertilizer application were documented in a survey of farmers in a vegetable-growing area in Central Philippines. They served as basis for the fertilizer treatments (3 organic fertilizer levels using chicken dung or CD and 4 inorganic fertilizer levels using complete fertilizer 14-14-14) tested in on-farm trials in the dry season (December to May) and wet season (June to November) co-managed by farmers. Other cultural practices were those employed by farmers with modifications by introducing good practices. Optimum fertilization rate was 4.7 tons CD/ha + 93-93-93 for dry season crop and 2.3 tons CD/ha + 93-93-93 for wet season crop, giving fruit yields of 28.9 tons/ha and 15.4 tons/ha, respectively, or more than 3-fold higher than that of unfertilized crop, 7.5 and 4.2 tons/ha, respectively. Fertilization did not affect fruit size and titratable acidity but increased fruit weight and total soluble solids, and during ambient storage, reduced weight loss, delayed ripening and extended shelf life by 2-4 days more. Economic analysis revealed very high profitability of organic-inorganic fertilization with net profit-cost ratio of more than 1.0.",
issn = "23191473",
journal = "IJAIR",
keywords = "Solanum lycopersicum L;Crop Productivity;Plant Nutrition;Participatory Research",
month = "July",
number = "1",
pages = "1-18",
title = "{T}omato {F}ruit {Y}ield, {Q}uality and {S}helf {L}ife {I}mprovement through {O}rganic and  {I}norganic {F}ertilization",
volume = "10",
year = "2021",
}