The research was conducted in the Department of Horticulture’s field, Ilam, Nepal from 17th February to June 15, 2018, to study the effect of different organic and inorganic fertilizers on vegetative, yield, and post-harvest characteristics of selected varieties of tomato var. Srijana and All-rounder. There were 5 treatments and 6 replications laid out in Factorial Design. Treatments applied were NPK (Urea 75 g + DAP 67.5 g and MOP30 g) per plot/ (T1), (FYM (11.25 kg)/plot + Cow urine (10% or 100 ml per liter of water))/ (T2), vermicompost (7.5 kg/plot) per plot)/ (T3), Nasabike (600 g/plot)/ (T4) and (Micronutrient (5.625 g/plot) + FYM (11.25 kg/plot))/ (T5). These were applied as the basal application of fertilizer in this experiment. The result revealed that there were significant differences in increment in height, flower initiation, yield per cluster and average weight of fruit, TSS content, weight loss (%). The maximum increment in height (8 cm/week) was found on All-rounder variety treated with NPK1, earliness in days for first flowering from transplanting was observed on All Rounder treated with vermicompost, the highest number of fruits per cluster, and the average weight was found on All Rounder as compared to Srijana, the highest TSS content was found on Srijana (5.1 oBrix) treated with FYM + Cow Urine, which was higher than All-rounder (3.5 oBrix) and other fertilizer treatments, and weight loss percentage was found highest on Srijana (7.8%) than All Rounder (6.9%) treated with NPK.

Highlights

• Significant differences in increment in height, flower initiation, yield per cluster and average weight of fruit, TSS content, weight loss (%).