Picking of Tomato

22/02/2019Posted on

Picking depends upon the purpose for which they are used. Four maturity stages are generally identified.

  • Green stage: The mature green fruits are generally picked to send them to the distant market.
  • Pink Stage: At this stage, colour turns to pink or red at the blossom end. They are picked for local market.
  • Ripe stage: At this stage surface of most of the fruits is red and the softening of fruits begins.
  • Fully Ripe: At this stage, fruits have approached maximum colour development and are soft. Starch is charged into sugars. They are generally consumed or used for canning and processing.

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How to improve flowering in tomato

20/02/2019Posted on
  • We can promote flowering and takes high yield through given below products.
  • Spray Homobrassinolide 0.04% W/w 100-120 ml/acre.
  • Apply seaweed extract 180-200 ml/acre.
  • Use multi-Micro nutrients 300 gm/acre.

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Control of leaf curl disease in tomato

16/02/2019Posted on
  • Curling of leaves, reduction in leaf size, excessive branching and stunted plant growth takes place.
  • Older leaves become leathery and brittle. Rouge out the infected plants.
  • Sow 5-6 rows of barrier crops like maize, jowar or bajra around main tomato field at least 2 months before transplanting seedling in the field.
  • The disease can be checked by control of vector (whitefly) by spraying the crop with dimethoate 30% EC @ 300 ml/acre at fortnight interval.

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Advantages of PSB in Tomato

08/02/2019Posted on
  • Increase micronutrients availability to plant from the soil like Mn, Mg, Fe, Mo, B, Zn and Cu in addition to P2O5.
  • Encourage faster root growth for water and nutrient uptake.
  • PSB produce organic acids like malic, succinic, fumaric, citric, tartaric acid and acetic acid which fasten the P2O5 uptake, maturity and increase yield.
  • Increase resistance towards diseases and drought tolerance due to rapid cell development in the plants.
  • Reduce 25 – 30% phosphatic fertilizer requirement.

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Nutrient management in tomato

04/02/2019Posted on
  • Apply well rotted FYM / compost @ 6-8 tonnes/acre at the time of land preparation and mix well with the soil.
  • Apply  DAP@ 70kg,  Urea @ 105kg, muriate of potash @ 50 kg/acre.
  • One-fourth of nitrogen and half of potash may be applied 20-30 days after planting.  
  • Borax @ 4 kg and Zinc sulphate @ 20 kg/acre as basal dose and 30 kg Urea/acre on 30th day after planting.

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Irrigation in Tomato

22/01/2019Posted on
  • The crop should be irrigated at 8-12 days interval.
  • In summer, more frequent irrigation at 5-6 days interval is required.
  • Generally, open furrow method of irrigation is followed.
  • Water stress at flowering stage will adversely affect fruiting and productivity.

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Sowing time Suitable of Tomato Cultivation-

07/01/2019Posted on
  • Tomato is a day-neutral plant so wildly it found grown in any season.
  • Tomato can grow all seasons.eg-kharif, rabi, zaid.
  • But due to frost tomato cannot be grown in the rabi season.
  • The Kharif crop is transplanted in July, rabi crop in October – November and Zaid crop in February months.

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Control of Fruit borer in Tomato

14/12/2018Posted on

Control of Fruit borer in Tomato:-

  • The borer enters the fruits making circular holes and completely destroys them resulting into heavy losses both in quality and yield.
  • For the effective control of this pest, spray Profenofos 40% EC @ 400 Ml/Acre or Indoxacarb 14.5% SC @ 200 Ml/ Acre or Emamactin Benzoate 5% SG 80 Gm/ Acre.

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Nursery bed preparation for Tomato

19/09/2018Posted on

Nursery bed preparation for Tomato:-

  • Raised beds of size 3 X 0.6 m and 10-15 cm in height are prepared.
  • 70 cm distance is kept between two beds to carry out intercultural operation.
  • The surface of beds should be smooth and well leveled.To protect seeds and seedlings, the beds should be drenched with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 30 Gm/pump.
  • Hardening is done by withholding water 4-5 days before uprooting seedling.

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Control of Late Blight in Tomato

12/09/2018Posted on

Control of Late Blight in Tomato:-

  • Disease occurs on the foliage at any stage of growth.
  • Brown to purple black lesions occurs in the leaflets, petioles, fruit and stem.
  • At later stage, plants die.
  • The disease appears on low temperature and high humidity.

Control :-

  • Fungicidal sprays on the appearance of initial symptoms.
  • Spraying should be done with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 400 Gm/ Acre or Propineb 70% WP 400 Gm/Acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 300 Gm/Acre.
  • Spraying should be repeated at 10-12 days interval.

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