An Assessment of Possible Influence of some Weather Elements on the Growth of Tomato in Bosso and its Environs Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study has investigated the effects of temperature, sunshine and relative humidity as elements of weather affecting the cultivation and growth of tomato with main objectives of assessing the growth rate of the tomatoes and relate them to the observed weather elements (temperature, relative humidity, sunshine hours), and assessing the weather element that is most essential for the growth of tomato amongst the weather elements studied. Twenty stands of tomato seedling were cultivated five died away and the remaining fifteen are still growing. Measurements were based on the fifteen seedlings. The result of the analysis shows that relative humidity is the major weather element that serves as the main contributing factor to the growth of tomato in the study area. Based on the results, it is recommended that farmers in Bosso area should practice a cover over crop method of farming to enable tomato crops stay healthy.