African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6883

Full Length Research Paper

A research on the determination of productivity levels of tomato grown areas

Tuncay Demirer
  • Tuncay Demirer
  • Laboratory Technology Program, Alasehir Vocational School of Chemistry and Chemical Process Technology Department, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Post Code: 45600, AlaÅŸehir-Manisa / Turkey.
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  •  Received: 01 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2018
  •  Published: 13 December 2018

Abstract

The research was conducted in tomato-growing lands of Lâpseki, Ezine, Bayramiç and Central districts of Çanakkale province, Turkey. The aim of the study is to check the suitability of the field for tomato farming and to produce a solution if there is a problem. Disturbed soil samples were taken from 114 points with certain coordinates, at a depth of 0 to 30 cm, and analyses were performed. In the soil samples, texture, soil reaction (pH; 1:2.5), calcium carbonate (CaCO3%), phosphorus (P; kg.ha-1), cation exchange capacity (CEC; meq.100 g-1), iron (Fe; ppm), manganese (Mn; ppm), zinc (Zn; ppm), copper (Cu; ppm) and clay (%) analyses were conducted, and characteristic maps of the region were prepared according to the results of the analyses. Based on these results, the present condition and suitability of the soils were evaluated, and simple statistics along with correlations of the analyzed parameters were examined. For the problems of the area, in low pH areas, it was deemed necessary to apply calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] together with physiological alkaline fertilizers. As per the high pH areas, it was necessary to apply elemental sulfur together with physiological acid fertilizers. It was also concluded that Zn application was necessary for the 43.85% of the area with Zn deficiency.

Key words: Efficiency level, nutritional status, plant nutrition, tomato.