- Tomato seeds are sown on nursery beds for transplanting in the field.
- The nursery produces beds size 3 x 0.6 m and a height of 10–15 cm.
- a distance of about 70 cm is kept between the two beds to carry out the operation of water, weeding, etc. The surface of the beds should be smooth and well levels.
- Treat nursery beds at the rate of FYM 10 kg/acre and DAP @ 1 kg/acre
- Raised beds are necessary to avoid the problem of waterlogging in heavy soils.
- Pre-sowing seed treatment is also essential. Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 3 gram / kg seed or Trichoderma viride @ 1 gram/100 g seed or Thiram 37.5% + Carboxin 37.5% @ 2.5 gram / kg seed rate Seed treatment is necessary.
- Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 30 gram/5 liters or thiamethoxam 25% WG 10 gram / 15 liters as drenching after 7 days of nursery.
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