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Tomato

Crop Category

Vegetables

Applicable Product

Description

Tomato is an herbaceous annual plant.

The major Tomato growing countries are China, USA, Italy, Turkey, India and Egypt.

Total area under Tomato is 4582438 thousand hectares with a total production of 150513813 thousand tons and with productivity of 32.8 tons/ha.

The major Tomato growing states in India are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum

Economically Important Part

Tomato fruit is the most economically important part of Tomato cultivation

Conditions for Cultivation

Tomato is a warm season crop, it requires warm and cool climate.

It thrives well in temperatures of 10°C to 30°C with the optimum range of temperature being 21°C - 24°C.

Tomato doesn't withstand frost, it requires low to medium rainfall.

Sandy loam soil with a well drained clay sub soil is best suited for Tomato cultivation

Soil pH should be 6.0 to 7.0 for better growth.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Fruit Borer, Leaf Miner, Caterpillar, White fly and Thrips.
- Major Diseases: Damping Off, Early Blight, Fusarium Wilt, Septoria Leaf Spot and Bacterial Wilt.
Abiotic Causes:
- Radial cracking
- Sunscald
- Puffiness
- Cat face
- Blossom end rot.

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk density (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
3 weeks after transplanting / sowing	Mycoxol4G	5 g per liter of water	Soil Drenching	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required.	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative Growth	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative Growth	Privid	3ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Vegetative Growth	Nutrin Combo Liquid	1 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizes nutritional status
Pre-flowering	Amply5	3 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering
Fruit Setting	Silixol OSA	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves quality of produce and reduces impact of abiotic stress
Fruit development	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Corrects nutrient deficiency
Fruit development	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces disease incidence
Vegetative Stage	Biofuze	3 ml / liter of water. - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack	Foliar Application	Reduces population of sucking pests

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