How Does Posphorus Affect The Growth Of Tomato Plants

This experiment was very eye-opening as it allowed me to observe the struggles and patience that the farmer faces when growing these crops. The first few days of the experiment proved to be rather slow as very little growth could be observed. After the several days of being under the scorching sun the leaves of the tomato plants started to dry up and would fall off at the very touch of it. More water had to be added to them to further hydrate the plants. It was only after around 30 days that a concrete growth could be observed. The plants grew to a reasonable height and needed to be attached to a bamboo stick so as to remain stable. The growths of the tomatoes themselves were tremendous however they did seem to contain a few blemishes where the flying insects could gain access to them. This proved that the tomatoes needed much more intense care and would need more Insecticides to prevent the insects from gaining access
Tomatoes being a very sensitive plant require these nutrients more and as a result using compost helps them gain those nutrients. The nitrogen in the compost which will be absorbed helps plants grow quickly whilst also allowing the leaves to stay green. Nitrogen also aids in photosynthesis as it helps with the green pigment, chlorophyll. Phosphorus encourages the growth of roots, and helps with the growth of the plant. Potassium also assists in photosynthesis, the fruit quality, the building of protein, and the reduction of disease. Therefore since all those nutrients are present in the compost, the tomatoes which were grown in the compost based soil were provided with these nutrients and as a result produced more yield and had a greater change in height. However since the tomatoes that was grown in the normal based soil did not contain these nutrients they were not given the necessary boost and thus caused the yield to be less and the height to grow relatively