Field Day on 21-06-2012
A field day was organized on “Tomato hybrids and production practices for summer cultivation” on 21-06-2012 at Devasthanada Hosahalli, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka. This trial was carried out under NICRA to evaluate heat tolerant tomato hybrids & lines using drip and black polythene mulch to improve the productivity of tomato during summer season. A total of 140 farmers participated in the event.
Three hybrids (Arka Samrat, Arka Rakshak & private seed company hybrid Basha) and two breeding lines from AVRDC, Taiwan (IIHR-2855 and IIHR-2856) were raised for field trial during summer 2012 . The tomato grower Mr. Chandrappa opined that Tomato hybrid Arka Rakshak developed at IIHR, performed better and is suitable for cultivation during summer with good fruit set. It has excellent fruit quality attributes such as square round firm fruits with good transportability. It has yield potential up to 35-40 t/acre. Drip irrigation coupled with fertigation & black polythene mulch has advantages such as judicial use of irrigation water & fertilizers and effective control of weeds there by reducing cost of production.