Abd Hafiz, Mohamad Azim Hazny (2008) Growth and yield responses of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) cultivated in Trichoderma Amended Medium. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Growth and yield responses of tomato to Trichoderma inoculant in soilless growing medium (coco peat) were studied. Trichoderma viride was used in the study. Coco peat has low microbial populations comprising of mainly the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. T. viride inoculants at the rate of 94 x 106 cfu/g dry weight of coco peal have shown an increment on seed germination and seedling emergence of tomato. Seedling emergence was 90% for T. viride treatment compared to untreated control (80%). Plants grown in T. viride amended coco peat showed high value of chlorophyll content (56.43). Overall, there was no significant difference in vegetative growth and root development between treatment and control, might due to the influence of line spacing on light interception and leaching effect of Trichoderma inoculants in coco peat with time. Tomato plants cultivated in T. viride amended coco peat resulted in higher fruit production (16.35) and total fresh weight of fruits (283.6 g) as compared to control. T. viride as amendment to soilless growing medium shown reduction in population on week 7 after application. Trichoderma population was high on the roots throughout the experimental period, suggesting that T. viride can colonize the germinating root and live on the root exudates. Application of T. viride as amendments to the growing medium gave positive effects on tomato's growth and yield.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Hairoon Juhaili |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2026 06:33 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2026 06:33 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2770 |
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