Horticultural Studies (HortiS) 2012, Vol 29, Num, 1     (Pages: 9-22)

EFFECTS OF ORGANIC AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZER ON PLANT NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND SOIL FERTILITY OF TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITION

E. Işıl DEMİRTAŞ 1 ,Filiz ÖKTÜREN ASRİ 1 ,Cevdet Fehmi ÖZKAN 1 ,Nuri ARI 1

1 Batı Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, ANTALYA Viewed : 2007 - Downloaded : 993 The effect of some plant originated liquid organic fertilizer on soil fertility and plant nutritional status of tomato plants were investigated. The experiment was planned to compare the control, organic fertilizer, chemical fertilizer, 1/1chemical+organic fertilizer, ½chemical+organic fertilizer, chemical fertilizer+foliar organic fertilizer application. The trial was conducted in randomised complete block design with four replications. Plant and soil samples were analyzed. According to the results of analysis, combinations of organic and chemical fertilizer generally gave more positive results. Keywords : Organic Fertilizer, Tomato, Plant Nutrition, Soil Fertility