Effect of Water Quality and Deficit Irrigation on Tomatoes Yield and Quality in Ethiopia: A Review

Abstract

Tomato is one of the vegetable crops of worldwide demand because of its various purposes including nutritional and medicinal values. It produced in Ethiopia largely for domestic consumption by small scale farmers and private producers. Tomato production and productivity affected by biotic and abiotic factors. Water quality and deficit irrigation has been considered as factor in its production, yield and quality as reported by many authors worldwide. Salinity, toxicity of heavy metals, and presence of organic matters are some concern of water quality. Irrigation management practices such as amount, time of application and frequency affected tomatoes yield and quality. Hence, based on reports of scientific findings, effects of these two factors reviewed in this paper for further information provision.

Keywords: water quality, irrigation deficit, tomato