Surendra Lal Shrestha1*, Dipendra Ghimire2 , Tek Prasad Gotame3 , Iswori Prasad Gautam1 and
Purushotam Prasad Khatiwoda4
National Horticulture Research Center, Khumaltar, Lalitpur
*Corresponding authors' email: shsurendra@hotmail.com
*ORCID ID:0000-0003-1109-6514
Abstract
Tomato seedlings of seven tomato cultivars with Dalila and Srijana as check were transplanted on March first week, 2020 at Khumaltar. Crop geometry was maintained with the 70X60 cm in three replications and fertilized with 150:120:100 NPK kg + 20-ton FYM per hectare. The main objective of this study was to evaluate and select high yielding, good keeping quality with preferred characters at open field conditions for central mid-hills. Observation was recorded on vegetative, insect pest and disease, keeping quality, Ascorbic acid content and yield attributing parameters. Among the tested cultivars 13X7 showed superior performance that was late blight resistant (2.3), early days to flowering (17), higher number of fruits per plant (5.9), superior yield (55.17 t/ha) and 2404 gm per plant, consumers and farmers preferred, and medium; in fruit size, TSS (5.6), Ascorbic acid content (292 mg/100 g). It has superior keeping quality; least shrinkage (2.3), significantly higher marketable fruit weight remain percentage (74.9) and least rotten percent (15.2) at 24 days after storage (DAS). The next superior cultivar is Srijana which has late blight (2.7), days to flowering (21), higher number of fruits per cluster (7), superior yield (65.78 t/ha) and 2763 gm per plant, consumers and farmers preferred, medium; fruit size, TSS (4.9), Ascorbic acid content (128 mg/100g), and superior keeping quality; less shrinkage (2.7), higher marketable fruit weight remain percent (76.6) and less rotten percent (17.1) at 24 DAS. These two cultivars are recommended for cultivation in central mid-hills of Bagmati Pradesh in open field conditions.
Keywords: Cultivar, disease, high yielding, open pollinated, open field