Cultural Tomato
Season	Wet Season : May-July Spring / Winter : aug-sept/ Dec-Jan Summer Season : Feb-March
Climate	i) Warm season crop, highly susceptible to frost. Dry wind results in dropping of 0 0 blossoms. Average monthly temperature 20 - 25 C. 0 0 ii) High temperature above 38 C - 40 C adversely affects the fruit set & development.
Temperature	i) Above 32 C & below 13 C - dangerous. ii) High temperature: leads to heterstylosis, increased abscission, reduced fruit set flower drop ; high temperature with high humidity favours development of foliage diseases iii) Low temperature increased flower size, reduced pollen viabilit
Nursery	: Nursery Management - Tips to be followed & monitored : i) Sow the seeds in Pro trays of 98 cavities by using the sterilised cocopeat as a media, th ii) At 7 day after sowing mild spray with Uthane M-45 @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 2 0.3 g/litre of H O or Saaf @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 0.2 g/litre of H O 2 2 2 th iii) At 15 day after sowing spray with Saaf @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 0.2 g/litre 2 of H O 2 th iv) At 21 day after sowing spray with Uthane M-45 @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 2 0.3 g/litre of H O or Saaf @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 0.2 g/litre of H O 2 2 2 v) At 28 days after sowing spray with Saaf @ 1g/litre of H O + Ulala 0.2 g/litre 2 of H O + 19:19:19 (Soluble) @ 1g/litre H O 2 2 vi) Hardening of seedlings is must before transplanting, Seedling will be ready for transplanting in 25-28 days after sowing. Transplanting has to be done preferable in evening hours to avoid sun shock & mortality.
Soil & Land Preparation	i) Well drained, fairly light fertile loam with fair moisture holding capacity is ideal. PH: 6-7, deep ploughing and harrowing. ii) Add well decomposed FYM: 8-10 tones / acre. iii) Make the ridges and furrows at the required spacing. iv) Irrigate the field and make the Cavities at the recommended spacing. v) Transplanting should be done during late afternoon or evening, after transplanting light irrigation should be given for quick and better establishment.
Seed Rate	40-50 g/acre
Irrigation	Irrigate as & when required based on the soil type & the local practices
Spacing	i) Row to Row : 90 cm & Plant to Plant : 45 cm or ii) Row to Row : 120 cm & Plant to Plant : 45 cm
Flower Initiation	35-36 DAT
Flower Initiation	80 DAT
1st Picking	65 -70 DAT (2 - 2.5 months After Transplanting)
Growth Regulator	i) 2,4-D @ 2 ppm & NAA @ 1ppm-for fruit set; ii) Bo-for cracking iii) NAA @ 20-40 ppm - to reduce flower & fruit drop iv) NAA @ 50 ppm improve fruit quality/taste v) Ethrel-@ 600 ppm during fruiting - for ripening & colour vi) Bo-To avoid fruit cracking vii) GA3 for earlt & uniform germination viii) Cycocel-seedling hardening
Yield T/ha	30-40 T
Avg. per Fruit weight (g)	80-100 g
No. of fruits per plant	40 +
Major impediment	ToLCV (vector-White flies); Spotted wilt virus (Vector- thrips) / TOSPO, Bacterial Wilt, Powdery Mildew / Early Blight / Late Blight / Bacterial Cancker
Remedies / Control Measures	i) Thrips / Aphids: i) Imidagold - 0.5 ml/l ii) Lancergold - 2.5 g/l iii) Renova - 1.5 g /L (Drench) ii) White Flies : i) Spark - 1.0 ml ii) Renova - 0.5 g/l iii) Leaf Miner - Ulala 0.5 g/l or Viraat 1.0 ml/l or Phoskill 2.0 ml/l or Badge 1.0 ml/l, Cuproflix 3.0-4.0 g/l & Unilax 2.0 g/l for Damping off, Saaf 2.5 g/l for early & Late blight, Invade 0.5 g/l, Atabron 3 ml/l for Fruit borer control iii) Cracking, Blossom end rot
Harvesting	Stages : Immature, Mature green, Turning, 3/4 Pink, Hard ripe, Over ripe
No. of Pickings	10-12
Key Points	i) Types: I) Determinate, ii) Semi-determinate iii) In-determinate In varieties with more transportability-skin thickness is of 8 mm appx. ii) Colour Dev. 0 0 0 0 Below 10 C no colour; 10 -25 C : Red & yellow pigment develops ; Above 30 C 0 red colour suppressed ; as temperature falls below 30 C - red colour. Restores ; 0 Above 40 C- Lycopene destroyes iii) Sterility-Stemenoid type
Care	i) Proper staking to avoid fruit rot, ii) During summer it should be grown in partial shed if possible to avoid fruit drop & discolouration
Export Standards	Medium, roundish, attractive red with more shelf life
# of Seeds /g	375