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Influence of Spacing and Pruning on Growth Characteristics, Yield and Economics of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Grown Under Protected Environment

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur during spring-summer 2016 and autumn-winter 2016-17 seasons to study the influence of spacing and pruning on growth characteristics, yield and economics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under protected environment. Plants spaced at 70 × 60 cm with 3 stems pruning had higher number of nodes/plant, number of fruits/plant, fruit weight, prolonged harvest duration and minimum internodal length. But plants spaced at 70 × 30 cm with 2 stems pruning had minimum days to 50 per cent flowering, minimum days to first harvest, maximum plant height, higher yield/m2 area, net returns and Output: input ratio. Based on results of the present study, plants spaced at 70 × 30 cm with 2 stems pruning are suitable for tomato growing under protected environment and were found to be productively and economically efficient.

Source: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2017.609.226

Authors: Harmanjeet Singh, Parveen Sharma, Pardeep Kumar, Navjot Singh Dhillon

Institution: Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya

Language: English

Topic: Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2758672507