International Journal of Horticulture, 2025, Vol.15, No.3, 99-104 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 103 A study conducted in Lalitpur also revealed that the integration of organic manures with inorganic fertilizers significantly improved overall plant growth, yield, and soil macronutrient status compared to the sole application of either nutrient (Prativa and Bhattarai, 2012). Another study conducted at Rajasthan, India, also suggested that the combination of biofertilizer, farm yard manure, vermicompost and poultry manure is the best nutrient combination for enhancing crop yield (Sharma et al., 2023). The findings suggest that use of integrated nutrient management should be adopted for tomato cultivation in the Kavrepalanchok district. Furthermore, the use of organic amendments like vermicompost and poultry manure contributes to long-term soil fertility and reduces dependency on synthetic fertilizers. While the study presents promising results, some limitations must be acknowledged. The experiment was conducted in a specific agro-climatic region, and findings may not be applicable to all locations. Thus, trials in different climatic zones and soil conditions can help validate the broader applicability of the results. Moreover, future research should explore long-term soil health impacts and economic feasibility of this nutrient combination. Authors’ contributions NA develop the concept of the experiment, design the experiment and involved in data interpretation and report draft review. RS involved in data collection, analysis and content writing. HPG also engaged in data collection, analysis and content writing. Likewise, SD, SA and PG all involved in data collection, analysis and content writing. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Conflict of Interest Disclosure The authors affirm that this research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. References Abbott L.K., and Manning D.A., 2015, Soil health and related ecosystem services in organic agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Research, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.22004/AG.ECON.230386 Hasnain M., Chen J., Ahmed N., Memon S., Wang L., Wang Y., and Wang P., 2020, The effects of fertilizer type and application time on soil properties, plant traits, yield and quality of tomato, Sustainability, 12(21): 9065. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219065 Jiang Y., Zhang J., Manuel D.-B., Op De Beeck M., Shahbaz M., Chen Y., Deng X., Xu Z., Li J., and Liu Z., 2022, Rotation cropping and organic fertilizer jointly promote soil health and crop production, Journal of Environmental Management, 315: 115190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115190 Kumar R., Kumar C., Kumar R., and Prakash O., 2019, The impact of chemical fertilizers on our environment and ecosystem, pp.69-86. Lin Y., Ye G., Kuzyakov Y., Liu D., Fan J., and Ding W., 2019, Long-term manure application increases soil organic matter and aggregation, and alters microbial community structure and keystone taxa, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 134: 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.03.030 Naveen B.L., Saidaiah P., Ravinderreddy K., and Geetha A., 2017, Correlation and path coefficient analysis of yield and yield attributes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.), Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6(6): 665-669. Pahalvi H.N., Rafiya L., Rashid S., Nisar B., and Kamili A.N., 2021, Chemical fertilizers and their impact on soil health, in Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2: Ecofriendly Tools for Reclamation of Degraded Soil Environs, pp.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61010-4_1 Pandey S.K., and Chandra K.K., 2013, Impact of integrated nutrient management on tomato yield under farmers field conditions, Journal of Environmental Biology, 34(6): 1047-1051. Prativa K.C., and Bhattarai B.P., 2011, Effect of integrated nutrient management on the growth, yield and soil nutrient status in tomato, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 12: 23-28. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v12i0.6474 Rajawat K.S., Ameta K.D., Kaushik R.A., Dubey R.B., Jain H.K., Jain D., and Kaushik M.K., 2019, Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth attributes and soil nutrient status of tomato under naturally ventilated polyhouse, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(10): 512-517. https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.056 Ramesh E., Sikder S., and Vandana K.S., 2023, Effect of integrated nutrient management for growth, yield and post-harvest quality of tomato, International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(5): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51736
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