Juxtaposition of Vegetative Growth and Reproductive Parameters of Lycopersicon esculentum Linn. (solanaceae) using vermicompost and chemical fertilizer

The agriculture is the most important basic needs of the population. For better production and pest control farmers use different types of chemicals in agricultural fields which have hazardous effects on the population. To produce healthy crops and organic farmer needs to manage the soil well considering soil life, soil nutrients and soil structure. The organic farming specially vermicomposting is a modernization in agriculture to minimize the effects of hazardous effects of chemicals of population. Vermicompost is an odorless finely divided peat-like substance having good structure, moisture holding capacity, porosity, aeration, drainage, relatively large amount of available nutrients and microbial metabolites produced by interaction between Eisenia foetida and micro organization by the breakdown of organic wastes that may act as plant growth regulators. An experiment on influence of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer on variation in growth and reproductive parameter of Lycopersicon esculentum L (Tomato) revealed that plant supplied with vermicompost produced excellent vegetative growth with better yield and the vermicompost was superior over chemical fertilizer in all respect.