Varieties : 300-350 g / ha
Hybrids : 100-150 g / ha
Prepare the nursery area of 3 cents with slanting slope of 2 % for the seedling
production to cover 1 ha.
Cover the nursery area with 50 % shade net and cover the sides using 40/50 mesh
insect proof nylon net.
Form raised beds of 1 m width and convenient length and place HDPV pipes at 2m
interval for further protection with polythene sheets during rainy months.
Mix sterilized cocopeat @ 300 kg with 5 kg neem cake along with Azospirillum and
Phosphobacteria each @ 1 kg. Approximately 1.2 kg of cocopeat is required for filling
one protray. 238 protrays (98 cells) are required for the production of 23,334
seedlings, which are required for one hectare adopting a spacing of 90 x 60 x 60 cm
in paired row system.
Sow the treated seeds in protrays @ one seed per cell.
Cover the seeds with cocopeat and keep the trays one above the other and cover
with a polythene sheet till germination starts
After six days, place the protrays with germinated seeds individually on the raised
beds inside the shade net
Water with rosecan everyday and drench with NPK 19:19:19 @ 0.5% (5g/l) at 18
days after sowing
PKM 1, Paiyur 1, COTH 2, TNAU Tomato Hybrid CO 3 : 60 x 45 cm
CO 3 : 45 x 30 cm
Apply FYM @ 25 t / ha as basal before last ploughing.
Apply 2 kg/ha of Azospirillum and 2 kg/ha Phosphobacteria by mixing with 50 kg of
FYM.
Apply 75 % total recommended dose of superphosphate ie 1172 kg / ha as basal.
Install the drip irrigation with main and sub main pipes and place lateral tubes at an
interval of 1.5 m.
Place the drippers in lateral tubes at an interval of 60 cm and 50 cm spacing with 4
LPH and 3.5 LPH capacities respectively.
Form raised beds of 120 cm width at an interval of 30 cm and place the laterals at the
centre of each bed.
Before planting, wet the beds using drip system for 8-12 hrs.
Planting to be done at a spacing of 90 x 60 x 60 cm in the paired row system, using
ropes marked at 60 cm spacing.
Spray Pendimethalin 1.0 kg a.i. / ha or Fluchloralin 1.0 kg a.i / ha as pre-emergence
herbicide at 3rd
day after planting.
Gap filling has to be done at 7th day after transplanting.
Varieties
Basal dose : FYM 25 t/ha, NPK 75:100:50 kg / ha
Borax 10 kg, Zinc sulphate 50 kg / ha
Top dressing : 75 kg N/ha on 30th day of planting or during earthing up.
Basal dose : FYM 25 t/ha, NPK 50:250:100 kg/ha
Borax 10 kg, Zinc sulphate 50 kg/ha, Copper sulphate 3.75kg/ha
Top dressing : N and K each 150 kg/ha in 3 equal splits at 30, 45 and 60 days
after planting.
Foliar spray : 0.3% Boric acid at flowering and 10 days later
Recommended dose: 200:250: 250 kg / ha
Crop stage Duration in days Fertilizer grade Total Fertilizer(kg/ha) Nutrient applied % of requirement
N P K N P K
Transplanting
to plant
establishment
stage 10 19:19:19
13:0:45
Urea
(46%N)
9
13:0:45
Urea
(46%N)
65.78
27.77
8.44
12.50
3.61
3.88
12.5
0
–
–
12.50
12.50
–
10.0
0
5.00 10.0
0
19.99 12.5
0
25.00
Flower
initiation to
flowering
30
12:61:0
13:0:45
Urea
(46%N)
40.98
222.22
100.27
4.92
28.89
46.12
25.0
0
–
–
–
100.0
0
–
40.0
0
10.0
0
40.0
0
79.93 25.0
0
100.0
0
Flowering to
fruit set 30
19:19:1
9
13.0:45
Urea
(46%N)
65.78
138.88
63.90
12.50
18.05
29.39
12.5
0
–
–
12.50
62.50
–
30.0
0
5.00 30.0
0
59.94 12.5
0
75.00
Alternate day
from picking 80
12:61:0
13:0:45
Urea
(46%N)
20.49
111.11
50.14
2.46
14.44
23.06
12.5
0
–
–
–
50.00
–
20.0
0
5.00 20.0
0
39.96 12.5
0
50.00
199.8
2
or
200.0
0
62.5
0
250.0
0
100 25 100
75% of RD of P applied as superphosphate as basal application= 1172 kg/ha
1. 19:19:19 = 132 kg / ha
2. 12:61:0 = 62 kg / ha
3. 13:0:45 = 500 kg / ha
4. Urea = 223 kg / ha
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.
Foliar spray of ZnSO4 @ 0.5 per cent thrice at 10 days interval from 40 days after
planting.
Spray 19:19:19 + Mn @ 1 % at 60 days after planting.
0.3% Boric acid at flowering and 10 days later
Production practices for cultivation of tomato under shade net.
During summer, the hybrid tomato can be grown in a shade level of 35 per cent
under paired row planting system (80 x 40 x 60 cm – between pairs, rows and plants) with a
basal application of 50 kg each of N and K and 250 kg of P / ha and fertigation of 200 kg
each of N and K through straight fertilizers.
Fruit borer:
Helicoverpa armigera
Grow simultaneously by planting 40 days old American
tall marigold and 25 days old tomato seedlings @ 1:16
rows.
Set up pheromone traps @ 12/ha.
Collect and destroy damaged fruits and grown up
caterpillars.
Release Trichogramma chilonis @ 1 lakh/ha at an
interval of 7 days starting from flower initiation stage.
Spray HaNPV 1.5 x 1012 POBs/ha
Spray Azadirachtin 1.0 % EC (10000 ppm) 2.0 ml/ lit. or
apply Bacillus thuringiensis 2g/lit. during evening hours.
Spray any one of the following:
Insecticide Dose
Indoxacarb 14.5 SC 8 ml/10 lit.
Flubendiamide 20 WG 2g/10 lit.
Flubendiamide 39.35 SC 2ml/10 lit.
Novaluron 10 EC 7.5 ml/10 lit.
Phosalone 35 EC 13 ml/10 lit.
Quinalphos 25 EC 10 ml/10lit.
Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 3.0ml/10 lit.
Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 18ml/10lit.
Spodoptera litura Grow castor as trap crop. Collect and destroy egg
masses and early instar larvae
Set up pheromone traps @ 12/ha.
Spray SlNPV 1.5 x 1012 POBs/ha
Spray Azadirachtin 1.0 % EC (10000 ppm) 2.0 ml/ lit. or
apply Bacillus thuringiensis 2g/lit. during evening hours.
Serpentine leaf miner Spray Neem Seed Kernel Extract 5 %.
Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
Pin worm Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
Aphid Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
Dimethoate 30 EC 6ml/10 lit.
Thiamethoxam 70 WS 6ml/10 lit.
Thrips Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
Thiamethoxam 70 WS 6ml/10 lit.
Two Spotted spider
mite Fenazaquin 10 EC 2.5ml/lit.
Spiromesifen 22.9 SC 1.25ml/lit.
Whitefly Install yellow sticky traps @ 12 /ha to attract the adult.
Remove alternate weed host Abutilon indicum
Apply or spray any one of the following insecticides
Insecticide Dose
Carbofuran 3 CG 40 kg /ha
Dimethoate 30 EC 1.0ml/lit.
Malathion 50 EC 1.5 ml/ lit.
Methyl demeton 25 EC 1.0 ml/ lit.
Thiamethoxam 25 WG 4.0 ml/10 lit.
Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
Imidacloprid 17.8 SL 3.0ml/10lit.
Spiromesifen 22.9 SC 1.25ml/lit.
Treat the seeds with antagonistic fungus, Trichoderma viride @ 4g/kg of seed along with pressmud @ 5kg/m2 or carbofuran 3G @ 10g /m2
for nematode disease complex.
Applying nematode-egg parasitic fungus, Purpureocillium lilacinum as seed treatment @ 10g/kg of seed followed by soil application @ 50g/m2 reduced root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in tomato grown under polyhouse conditions.
Damping off (nursery)
Treat the seeds with Trichoderma asperellum @ 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens
@ 10 g/kg of seeds 24 hours before sowing
Apply P. fluorescens to soil @ 2.5 kg/ha with 50 kg of FYM. Avoid stagnation of
water. Drench with copper oxychloride @ 2.5 g/l @ 4 l/sq.m.
Treat the seeds with metalaxyl-M 31.8% ES @ 2ml/ kg of seeds 24 hours before
sowing.
Spray zineb or mancozeb @ 2 g/l.
Soil solarization before preparation of nursery bed
Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 10 g/kg of seeds followed by nursery application of P. fluorescens @ 20 g/m2; seedling dip with P. fluorescens @5g/l and soil application of P. fluorescens @ 2.5 kg with 50 kg of FYM/ha at 30 days of transplanting.
Install yellow sticky traps @ 12 /ha to attract the adult.
Remove alternate weed host Abutilon indicum
Apply or spray carbofuran 3 CG@ 40 kg /ha or dimethoate 30 EC @ 1 ml/l or malathion 50 EC @ 1.5 ml/ l or methyl demeton 25 EC @ 1.0 ml/l or thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 4 ml/10 l or cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @ 1.8 ml/l or I midacloprid 17.8 SL @ 3 ml/10l or spiromesifen 22.9 SC @ 1.25 ml/l to control white fly vector
Selection of healthy seedlings for transplanting and rouging of PBNV infected plants
up to 45 days of planting
Spray cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @ 1.8 ml/l or thiamethoxam 70 WS @ 6ml/10 l to
control thrips vector
Varieties : 30-40 t / ha
Hybrids : 80-95 t / ha
Spray of bloom flower – N @ 2ml / litre at – 30, 55 and 75 days planting increase the yield.
Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 10g/kg of seeds
Nursery application with Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens
Application of Neem cake @ 250kg/ha
Soil application of Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 2.5kg/ha
Selection of good and virus disease free seedlings for planting
Roguing out of virus infected plants upto 45 days of transplanting
Grow marigold as a border crop
Set up Helicoverpa / Spodoptera pheromone traps @ 12 numbers / ha
Release Trichogramma chilonis @ 50000/ha
Install yellow sticky traps
Spraying Neem formulations (1%) / Neem seed kernel extract (5%)