Tomato Production Guide: Guide to Producing High-yielding Tomato Crop

State 

Most sold Tomato seeds  

Telangana 

 Heemsohna Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), Lakshmi Tomato, Abhilash Tomato, Polyana Tomato  

Andhra Pradesh 

 Abhilash Tomato, Heemshikhar Tomato, US 440 Tomato, Sikinder Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251)

Karnataka 

 Heemsohna Tomato, Abhilash Tomato, US 440 Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), Heemshikhar Tomato

Maharashtra 

 SW 1508, Abhilash Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), US 440 Tomato, Heemsohna Tomato

Madhya Pradesh 

 US 440 Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251),Abhi     lash Tomato,  Heemsohna Tomato, SW 1508 

Tamil Nadu 

 Abhilash Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), US 440 Tomato, Heemsohna Tomato, SW 1508

Rajasthan 

 Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), TO-3150, Abhilash Tomato, NS 4266, Heemshikhar Tomato, Heemsohna Tomato  

Odisha 

 Heemsohna Tomato, Saaho Tomato seeds (To 3251), Abhilash Tomato, NS 4266, Heemshikhar Tomato, TO-3150   

Stage 

Crop stage 

Duration in days 

Fertilizer Grade 

Total Fertilizer (kg/ha) 

Nutrient applied 

N 

P 

K 

1 

Transplanting to plant establishment Stage 

10 

19:19:19 

65.78 

12.5 

12.5 

12.5 

13:00:45 

27.77 

3.61 

- 

12.5 

Urea (46%N) 

8.44 

3.88 

- 

- 

2 

Flower initiation to lowering 

30 

12:61:00 

40.98 

4.92 

25 

- 

13.0:45 

222.22 

28.89 

- 

100 

Urea (46%N) 

100.27 

46.12 

- 

- 

3 

Flowering to fruit set 

30 

19:19:19 

65.78 

12.5 

12.5 

12.5 

13.045 

138.88 

18.05 

- 

62.5 

Urea (46%N) 

63.9 

29.39 

- 

- 

4 

Alternate day from picking 

80 

12:61:00 

20.49 

2.46 

12.5 

- 

13:00:45 

111.11 

14.44 

- 

50 

Urea (46%N) 

50.14 

23.06 

- 

- 

PGR product  

Technical content  

Dosage  

Time of application  

 Syngenta Isabion 

 Amino acids and Nutrients  

 2 ml per lit of water 

  Flowering, Fruiting, Ripening stage  

Multiplex Samras 

  Amino Acids 

 2-3 ml per lit of water 

  Flowering, Fruiting stage  

 Bayer Ambition 

  Amino acids & Fulvic acids and Micro Elements, 

  2-3 ml per lit of water 

 Transplanting, Flowering, Fruiting stage  

 Sumitomo Progibb &

Indofil Indolizer 

 Gibberellic acid  

 2.5 gm / 100-lit water 

 Fruiting stage  

 Syngenta Cultar 

  2-3 ml per lit of water 

 5 ml/15 lit of water 

Flowering stage, Fruiting stage  

Pest  

Symptoms  

Control Measures  

Whitefly  

Whitefly attack on tomatoes can result in chlorotic spots, yellowing, downward curling, drying of leaves, and serve as a vector for tomato leaf curl disease. 

Install 4 – 6 yellow sticky traps per acre. Spray Verticillium lecanii  at 5 ml/L of water. Spray Actara Insecticide at 0.5 gm/L of water. Spray Confidor Insecticide at 0.8 – 1 ml/L of water.    

Fruit Borer 

The borer larvae consume the inner content of the fruit by making circular holes on the surface and partially penetrating fruits to consume the inner contents. 

Use Tapas Helic-O-lure with funnel trap at 6 per acre. Spray 2 ml of Plethora Insecticide mixed in 1 L of water. Spray Cigna Insecticide at 1.5 – 2 ml/L of water.  

Pinworm (Tuta absoluta ) 

Tuta absoluta infestation in tomatoes can cause leaf and stem mining, along with the presence of pinholes on fruits. 

Install 4 – 6 yellow sticky traps per acre. Spray Verticillium lecani  at 5 ml/L of water. Spray Actara Insecticide at 0.5 gm/L of water. Spray Confidor Insecticide at 0.8 – 1 ml/L of water.    

Leaf Miner 

The presence of serpentine mines on leaves and subsequent drying and dropping of leaves are common symptoms of damage caused by the Serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) in tomato plants. 

Install 4 – 6 yellow sticky traps per acre. Spray Verticillium lecani  at 5 ml/L of water. Spray Actara Insecticide at 0.5 gm/L of water. Spray Confidor Insecticide at 0.8 – 1 ml/L of water.    

Mealybug 

Mealybug infestation on tomatoes causes the presence of white, cottony masses on leaves, stems, and fruit, as well as stunted growth and yellowing of leaves. 

 Neem oil 1500 ppm - 2-3 ml per litre of water 

Beauveria bassiana / Verticillium lecani- 5 gm per litre of water  

Acephate  75 SP- 1.5 gm per litre of water 

Imidacloprid 17.8 %SL - 0.4 ml per litre of water 

Thrips 

Thrips feeding on tomato plants result in crinkling and curling of leaves due to sap extraction, giving a silvery or bronze appearance. Additionally, affected flower buds become brittle and eventually drop off. 

Imidacloprid - 17.8 %  SL- 0.4 ml 

Acetamiprid -20 %SP- 0.4 gm per litre of water 

Blue sticky traps - 6 traps per acre  

Neem oil -1500 ppm - 2-3 ml per litre of water 

Red Spider Mite 

Red spider mite infestation on tomato plants leads to affected leaves turning reddish brown and bronzy. In severe cases, the presence of larvae results in silken webbing on the leaves, causing them to wither and dry. The infestation can also impact flower and fruit formation 

 Neem oil - 1500 ppm- 5 ml per litre of water 

EPN Army - 1-2 kg per acre 

Bayer Oberon - 0.4 ml per litre of water 

Dhanuka omit - 2.5 ml per litre of water 

Crystal Abacin - 1ml per litre of water 

Root Rot Nematode 

Infected plants may show signs of yellowing of the leaves or chlorosis and wilting.  

Presence of small galls on the roots. 

Trichoderma viride- 1ml or 3 gm per litre of water 

Pseudomonas fluorescence - 1ml or 3 gm per litre of water  

Paecilomyces lilacinus - (Drenching) - 4 ml per litre of water 

Disease 

Symptoms  

Control Measures  

Damping Off 

Damping off in tomatoes occurs in two stages: pre-emergence and post-emergence. In the pre-emergence phase, seedlings are killed just before they reach the soil surface, resulting in the complete rotting of the seedlings. In the post-emergence phase, the infection targets the young tissues at the collar level, causing them to become soft, and water-soaked, and leading to seedling collapse or toppling over. 

 copper oxychloride - 3 gm per litre of water  

Trichoderma viride- 1ml / 3gm per litre of water 

Bacterial stem and fruit canker 

Spots on leaves, stems, and fruits Wilting of leaves and shoots,  cracks and cankers with slimy bacterial ooze, and small water-soaked spots with white halos on fruits that become raised, tan-colored, and rough in the center. 

 Blue copper / Blitox ( copper oxychloride)- 3 gm per litre of water+ streptocycline - 0.1 gm per litre of water 

Early Blight 

Small, black lesions on older foliage, which enlarge and develop concentric rings in a bull's eye pattern.Yellowing of surrounding tissue and potential foliage loss in high temperature and humidity conditions. 

 Mancozeb- 2.5 gm per litre of water 

Chlorothalonil - 2gm per litre of water 

Propiconazole - 2ml per litre of water 

Bacterial Leaf Spot 

Small, brown, water-soaked circular spots with a yellowish halo on infected leaves, potentially leading to defoliation on older plants.Water-soaked spots on green fruits that enlarge into raised, irregular, light brown lesions with a rough, scabby surface; ripe fruits are unaffected. 

 Blue copper / Blitox ( copper oxychloride)- 3 gm per litre of water+ streptocycline - 0.1 gm per litre of water 

Bacterial Wilt 

Rapid and complete wilting of mature plants, with lower leaves potentially dropping before wilting occurs. The presence of bacterial ooze appears as a white streak when infected plant parts are cut and immersed in clear water. 

 Pseudomonas- 1 ml/ 3gm per litre of water 

Copper oxychloride -3gm per litre of water 

Fusarium wilt 

Veinlet clearing and leaf chlorosis, leading to wilting and death of younger leaves, progressing to complete plant wilting within days. Yellowing of lower leaves, subsequent leaf wilting, browning of the vascular system, stunted growth, and plant death. 

 Trichoderma viride- 1ml / 3 gm per litre of water 

Copper oxychloride -3gm per litre of water