Soil: A well drained loamy soil is ideal.
Sowing Time: As per the regional practices and timings.
Optimum Temp. for Germination: 25-30°C
Transplanting: 25-30 days after sowing.
Spacing: Row to Row: 90 cm, Plant to Plant: 45 – 60 cm
Seed Rate: 50-60 gm/acre.
Preparation of Main field: Deep ploughing and harrowing.

• Add well decomposed FYM: 8-10 tones / acre.
• Make the ridges and furrows at the required spacing.
• Irrigate the field and make the holes at the recommended spacing.
• Transplanting should be done during late afternoon, after transplanting light irrigation should be given for quick and better establishment.

Chemical Fertilizer: Fertilizer requirement depends on the soil fertility.

• First dose 6-8 days after transplanting: 50:100:100 NPK Kg/acre
• Second dose 20 – 25 days after first application: 25: 50: 50 NPK kg / acre
• Third dose 20 – 25 days after second application: 25: 0: 0 NPK Kg/acre
• At the time of Flowering: Sulphur (Bensulf) 10 Kg/acre
• At the time of Fruit Setting: Boracol ( BSF-12) 50 Kg./acre
• Spray Calcium nitrate (1%solution) at the time of flowering (To increase fruit set).
• Spray Urea & Soluble K (1% solution each) at 15 days interval during harvesting time (To increase no. of pickings).

Special Note: The varietal characters & information given here is based on observations recorded at our trial station. Change in place, season, cultural practice may result in variation.

Submitted by Tongliang HAN on January 30, 2007 - 4:05pm. Cultivation Guides
Family: Solanaceae
Genus and Species: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Climate
Tomatoes are a hot weather crop. Tomatoes came from the tropics so it stands to reason that tomatoes like heat and humidity.
Soil
Tomatoes need light, fertile soil with a lot of organic matter. Too much nitrogen can reduce tomato yields. Make sure the soil is deep (at least 36cm) and loose. Tomatoes are heavy feeders so mix in compost or chopped leaves to enhance the soil. Tomatoes do well in soils with a pH of 5.8 to 7.0. Tomatoes need high amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Spacing
Tomato plants have two distinct growing habits - determinate or indeterminate.
Determinate tomato plants require staking or cages to help hold the the tomato plant up so spacing should include room for the stakes or cages. In general, space the tomato plants 12"-24" apart. You should allow for some air circulation between your tomato plants.
Indeterminate tomato plants will spread out on the ground or climb a trellis if offered one. Space indeterminate tomato plants 70-100cm apart if unsupported. If you trellis your indeterminate tomatoes space them at 45-60cm apart.
Direct Seeding
Tomato seeds are not normally sown directly into beds. But if you want to give it ago, plant tomato seeds directly into moist prepared beds after the soil has reached 25℃. Sow tomato seeds 1cm deep, 18-24cm apart in rows 2' apart. Thin tomato plants to proper spacing after the seedlings are established. Water the tomato seeds evenly.
Seeding For Transplants
Sow tomato seeds indoors 1cm deep in cell trays. Keep tomato seeds evenly moist and place the trays under grow lights if available. Transplant tomato seedlings to larger, peat pots when they reach 10-15cm tall. Bury the tomato seedlings with soil so only 3cm of the tomato plant is above the soil line.
Germination
These seeds germinate best in soils around 25-30℃.
Germination will take 6-8 days.
Transplanting Into the field
Harden-off tomato seedlings two weeks before planting time. Choose a planting date when the soil has warmed to 25℃. Bury the tomato plants so that only 12cm of the starts are visible. Water the tomato transplants well and mulch them with straw.
Watering
Tomatoes thrive on even moisture. Use straw mulch on the tomato beds to help retain soil moisture. Water tomatoes deeply during dry spells. Water the base of the tomato plant, not the foliage. Watering the foliage when tomatoes are maturing can cause the fruits to crack.
Harvesting
Tomatoes are mature when they reach their mature color. Keep a close eye on the unripe tomatoes once the first ripe tomato has been seen on a tomato plant. The rest will follow soon after.
As the end of the season approaches, pick the remaining tomato flowers to encourage maturation of the existing tomatoes before the killing frosts arrive.
Many people in northern climates have learned to like green tomatoes which can be harvested when the tomatoes reach their mature size but haven't changed color.
Harvest tomatoes often and remove all over ripe tomatoes from the bed. Harvest by clipping the tomatoes from their vines.
Harvest all your tomatoes the night before the first hard frost. Place unripened tomatoes on newspaper in cool, dark room. Some farmers harvest the entire tomato plant before the first frost and hang it upside down in a cool dark room. The tomatoes will continue to mature.
Post-Harvest Handling
Wash and dry tomatoes thoroughly. Use forced-air cooling for tomatoes going to market.
Storage
Ripe tomatoes stored at room temperature will last 4-7 days. For longer storage life, keep tomatoes at 15℃ to 20℃ with a relative humidity of 90% to 95%.
Do not store tomatoes in a refrigerator as the cold will alter the tomato flavor.
Tomatoes are very sensitive to ethylene gas so do not store tomatoes with vegetables and fruits that give off ethylene gas such as apples and pears.
Diseases (Please see Disease Controls )
Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt and Tobacco Mosaic.
Pests
Tomato Hornworm, Aphids, Flea Beetles, Cutworms, Spider Mites and Nematodes.
Comments
Training Tomato Vines
Indeterminate tomatoes need support. Tomato fruits mature more evenly when the tomato plants are trellised. Place your trellis or other supports for the tomatoes before you transplant your tomatoes into their beds. Use siskal twine liberally to tie the tomato plant to the support, don't let the branches of the tomato plant bend or they might snap from the weight of the tomatoes. Tomato plants need to be reinforced throughout the growing season so check them often and add additional support as needed.
Pruning Tomato Vines
Most tomato plants will need pruning. Pruning reduces the amount of space your tomato plants will take up. Pruning your tomato plant will encourage higher yields of tomatoes. But pruning does take more work.
Pruning involves snapping off the branch that grows in the middle of two others - often referred to as a sucker. Snap the suckers off your tomato plants as they appear. If the sucker has flowers on it - leave it. Leave a few suckers toward the top of the plant to protect the tomatoes from the sun with their leaves. But keep an eye on them and prune them as needed to keep them from growing new branches.
If unpruned, you tomato vines will become unwieldy and your tomato harvest will be less. Studies have shown that a pruned tomato plant will produce tomatoes up to 2 weeks earlier than unpruned.
Tomatoes are heavy feeders. Occassionaly fertilize tomatoes with fish emulsion.

Shenyang TechPark Seed Co., Ltd.(2007) ”Tomato”, TECHPARK SEEDS