Abstract

Abstract A field trial was conductedto evaluate tomato cultivars at different sowing dates under the agro climatic condition of Peshawar. Randomized complete block design having three replications and two factors. I.e. cultivars (Roma, Rio Grande and Red Stone and sowing dates1st, 15th and 30th January was used. Both sowing dates and cultivars significantly affected the growth and yield parameters. Among different sowing dates 15th January significantly increased flower cluster plant-1, number of fruit cluster-1 and yield (26.3t ha-1). Cultivar Red Stone significantly increased plant height, branches plant-1, flower cluster plant-1, fruit cluster -1 and yield t ha-1).It is concluded that tomato cultivar Red Stone sown after second week of January resulted in optimum growth and yield under the agro-climatic conditions of Peshawar. Keywords: Cultivars; Growth; Quality; Sowing times; Tomato; Yield http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2018.700214

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  • Tomatoes for the first time were raised by Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a Thomas Jefferson for his guests in 1781

  • Tomato fruits are used in salads and as a Growth habits of tomato ranges from flavoring ingredients in soups, meat and fish determinate to indeterminate type, giving dishes

  • Concluded that maximum number of flower cluster plant-1 (28.34) were recorded with sowing cultivars in the mid of January because climatic conditions were much favorable for tomato production

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Research Article

Evaluation of tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) at different sowing dates under the agro-climatic condition of Peshawar. Mohammad Ilyas1*, Fida Muhammad Abbasi, Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Adil, Nasim Ahmad, Naveed Ur Rehman, Saboor Naeem, Amjad Khan, Farzana Begum and Gulzar Ullah

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Published by Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology
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