EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION IN SEED PRODUCTION OF TOMATO

Abstract

With the growing demand of seeds of newly developed vegetable varieties recommended for the region, it has now become inevitable to produce them locally. The standardization of seed production technologies for different vegetables, thus has gained prime importance. Arka Abha, a bacterial wilt resistant tomato variety being very popular amongst the farmers of the region for rainy season cultivation, was taken up for standardizing the nutritional requirements. As for optimizing production and profitability, the right balance of different nutrients is required. The data on nutritional aspects of field- grown tomatoes for seed production particularly for agro-horticultural practices of this plateau region is lacking.