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Zhoukou, Henan province, China 2016
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Key Conclusions
Polysulphate application led to an increase in the number of fruits per plant, and an increase in fruit weight. Compared with SOP application, the average yield in the treatment with Polysulphate increased by 8.84 t/ha (yield increase of 11.6%).
Objective
To evaluate the addition of Polysulphate and sulfate of potash (SOP) to the farmers’ practice on the yield and yield parameters of tomato crop grown in Henan Province, China.
Trial Details
Trial station
Zhoukou, Henan province, China
Crop
Tomato
Product
Polysulphate®
Treatments
This randomized complete block trial consisted of three replicates with three treatments:
- Farmer practice
- Farmer practice + 750 kg/ha of SOP
- Farmer practice + 750 kg/ha of Polysulphate. Farmer practice consisted of applying 7.5 ton/ha organic fertilizer as base-fertilizer
In addition, there were 4 topdressings of 240 kg/ha of urea during the whole growth period.
Treatments
This randomized complete block trial consisted of three replicates with three treatments:
- Farmer practice
- Farmer practice + 750 kg/ha of SOP
- Farmer practice + 750 kg/ha of Polysulphate. Farmer practice consisted of applying 7.5 ton/ha organic fertilizer as base-fertilizer
In addition, there were 4 topdressings of 240 kg/ha of urea during the whole growth period.
Results
- Polysulphate application led to an increase in the number of fruits per plant, and an increase in fruit weight.
- Compared with SOP application, the average yield in the treatment with Polysulphate increased by 8.84 ton/ha (yield increase of 11.6%).
- Polysulphate application significantly increased yieldsas compared with farmer practice: the average yield when treated with Polysulphate increased by 14%.
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