Seed rate: 300–350 g per hectare for varieties and 100–150 g per hectare for hybrids. Sow in lines 10 cm apart in raised nursery beds and cover with sand.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Tomato – Seed rate & seed treatment, p. 57
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Protected nursery in pro-trays
For one hectare, prepare a 3-cent nursery area with a 2% slope, covered with 50% shade net, with 40/50 mesh insect-proof nylon net on the sides. Fill pro-trays with sterilised cocopeat (300 kg mixed with 5 kg neem cake and 1 kg each of Azospirillum and phosphobacteria) and sow one treated seed per cell. Stack the trays and cover with polythene until germination starts; after six days, place them on raised beds inside the shade net. Water daily with a rose can, and drench with NPK 19:19:19 at 0.5% (5 g per litre) 18 days after sowing.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Tomato – Protected nursery, p. 57
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Field preparation and transplanting
Plough to a fine tilth, adding FYM at 25 t/ha, and form ridges and furrows 60 cm apart. Apply 2 kg/ha each of Azospirillum and phosphobacteria mixed with 50 kg of FYM. Irrigate the furrows and transplant 25-day-old seedlings on the sides of the ridges. Give a life irrigation on the 3rd day after planting. Spacing given: 60 x 45 cm (45 x 30 cm for some varieties and hybrids).
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Tomato – Field preparation & spacing, p. 58
