Horticulture :: Vegetables::Tomato

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum )
Solanaceae

Spacing for Varieties

       PKM 1, Paiyur 1, COTH 2,

      TNAU Tomato Hybrid CO 3 : 60 x 45 cm

      CO 3 : 45 x 30 cm

Mulching

Mulch with black LDPE sheets of 25 micron thickness and bury both the ends into the soil to a depth of 10 cm

Weed Control

Apply Fluchloralin 1.0 kg a.i / ha as pre-emergence herbicide, followed by hand weeding once at 30 days after planting.

Mulching in Tomato

Growth Regulators

Spray 1.25 ppm (625 ml in 500 litres of water) Triacontanol at 15 days after transplanting and at full bloom stage to increase the yield.

Training of Hybrids

Stake the plants 30 days after planting with 1 - 1.5 m tall stakes.
Remove the side branches up to 20 cm from ground level.

Training of hybrids

Updated on Jan, 2023