22 Nov Scientific cultivation of tomato
टमाटर की वैज्ञानिक खेती Tomato is an inexpensively most important crop worldwide. Tomato is a popular vegetable of Bihar with an area of 46.27 thousand ha, production of 1011MT and productivity of 21.85ton/ha. In India also, the high nutritive value of tomato has helped this vegetable to be in regular consumption list, either as table purpose, culinary purposes or as processed products. As a major vegetable growing region, the state of Bihar significantly contributes to the total tomato production in India. It has prominent place in human food. A brief account of its cultivation is given below. Varieties of Tomato: Varieties Year Breeding Institutes Azad T-2 1984 Pedigree Selection CSAUAT, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Kaliyanpur Angoorlata 1994 Selection CSAUAT, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Azad T-6 1996 Selection CSAUAT, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Solan Sagun Not Known Heterosis Dr. Y.S. Parmer Univ. of Hort. And Forestry, Solan, HP. Solan Vajra 2006 Selection Dr. Y.S. Parmer Univ. of Hort. And Forestry, Solan, HP. Pant Bahar 1990 Selection G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar (Uttrakhand) Pant T-3 1990 Selection G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar (Uttrakhand) GT-2 2004 Pedigree Selection GAU, Anand Junagarh Ruby 2001 Pedigree Selection GAU, Junagarh Swarna Lalima 1996 Pureline Selection HARP, Ranchi Swarna Naveen 1996 Pureline Selection HARP, Ranchi Swarna Baibhav (CHTH-1) 1989 Selection HARP, Ranchi Swarna Sampada (HATH-3) 2002 Selection HARP, Ranchi HS-102 2006 Pedigree Selection HAU, Hisar Arka Saurabh 1984 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Arka Abha 1990 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Arka Ashish 1996 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Arka Ahuti 1996 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Arka Vikas 2001 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Arka Alok 2006 Selection IIHR, Bangalore Kashi Vishesh (H-86) 1989 Back cross and pedigree selection IIVR, Varanasi Kashi Amrit (DVRT-1) 1996 Back cross and pedigree selection IIVR, Varanasi Kashi Anupam (DVRT-2) 2000 Back cross and pedigree selection IIVR, Varanasi Kashi Sharad (IIVR Sel-1) 1991 Pedigree Selection IIVR, Varanasi VRTH-1 1969 Heterosis IIVR, Varanasi VRTH-2 1974 Heterosis IIVR, Varanasi Kashi Hemant (IIVR Sel-2) 2004 Pedigree Selection IIVR, Varanasi Vellayani Vijai 1992 Introduction KAU, Vellanikkara Mukthi 2006 Selection KAU, Vellanikkara Sakthi 2006 Selection KAU,...