Some important Varieties of Tomato

1. IMPORTANT VARIETIES OF TOMATOFOR OPEN
CULTIVATION

2. TOMATO
Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
Family: Solanaceae
Chromosomal number: 2n=24
Origin: Peruvian and Mexican regions.
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3. INTRODUCTION
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Tomato is one of the most popular and widely grown
vegetable in world. Its many forms are adopted to wide
range of soils and climate.
 The ancestor of cultivated tomato is cherry type
(Lycopersicon esculenta var cerasiformae - cherry
tomato)
It has many other uses tomato seeds contain 24% of
oil is used as salad oil and in the manufacture of
margarine.
Green tomatoes are also used for pickles and
preserves.

4. ACCORDING TO THE GROWTH HABIT,TOMATO IS
CHARACTERIZED BY TWO TYPES DETERMINATE
TYPE AND INDETERMINATE
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Determinate Indeterminate
 Bushy in nature.
 Self- topping occurs.
 Flower cluster occurs at
every node.
 Early maturity can be seen.
 Staking is not required.
 Erect in nature.
 Self- topping does not occurs.
 Flower cluster occurs at every 3rd
node.
 Late maturity can be seen.
 Staking is required.

5.  High yield.
 Free fromcracking.
 Disease resistance.
 High percentage of no. offruits.
 Good shelf life &TSS.
VARIETIES:
Selection of varieties
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6. IMPROVEDVARIETIES
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HYBRIDS
ArkaVikas Meghali ArkaAnanya
Pusa Ruby Roma Arka Rakshak
ArkaAhuti
Arka Sourabh
ArkaAshish
Sankranthi
Nandi
Vybhava
Arka Samrat
Arka Abha
Arka Alok
Arka shreshta

7. Sioux- High yielding Dwarf, Spreading
Pusa Red Plum- Table Variety, Determinate (IARI)
Pusa Early Dwarf- Suitable For Kharif And Rabi(iari)
Co-1- Semi Spreading Dwarf, Fruits In Cluster (TNAU)
Co-2- Mutant Of Co-1.
S-12- High Yielding, Variety From Pau
PKM-1- Round Fruits With Green Shoulder
Pusa Ruby- Indeterminate, Flat Fruits (IARI)
Pusa Gaurav- Good For Processing (IARI)
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SELECTION OF TOMATO VARIETIES HAVE BEEN IN PLENTY SUITABLE
ALMOST ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. SOME OF THE SOUGHT
AFTER VARIETIES ARE GIVEN BELOW.

8.  HS 102- Early variety (HAU)
HS 110- Late, table purpose variety, (HAU)
Hisar Arun- Extremely early, large fruits (HAU)
Hisar Lalima- Determinate, early, ;large fruit (HAU)
Hisar Lalit- Semi determinate, root-knot
nematode tolerant(HAU)
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9. USA
Processing purpose;
Amish Paste, Baylor Paste, Bulgarian Triumph, etc..
Table & Processing purpose:
Opalka
UK
Table Purpose:
Gardners delight, Chertia, Evita, Cherry Wonder.
Russia
Processing purpose:
Debarao, Black Plum, Wonder Light
Italy
Processing purpose:
Hogheart, Italian Gold Hybrid, La Rossa VF2, Milano
Exotic varieties:

10. Arka Rakshak:High yielding F1 hybrid developed by crossing IIHR-
2834 X IIHR-2833. First F1 hybrid with triple disease resistance to
ToLCV, BW and early blight. Fruits square round, large (90-100g), deep
red colored and firm. Suitable for fresh market and processing.Yield:
75-80 t/ha.in 140 days .
Arka Samrat :High yielding F1 hybrid developed by crossing IIHR-2835
X IIHR-2832. First F1 Hybrid with triple disease resistance to ToLCV,
BW and early blight. Fruits oblate to high round, large (90-110g),
deep red and firm. Suitable for fresh market.Yields:80-85 t/ha. in 140
days.
Arka Ananya:A F1 hybrid of the cross TLBR-6 X IIHR-2202. Medium
fruits (65-70g), firm and deep red colored having combined resistance
to ToLCV and bacterial wilt. Suitable for fresh market.Yield: 65-70
t/ha.
Some Tomato Varieties Released By IIHR

11. Arka Ahuti:A pure line selection from IHR 143-3-7-SB-1 (Ottawa 60
from Canada). Fruits oblong with 2-3 locules. Thick fleshed fruits
with light green shoulderturning to dark attractive red at ripening
with TSS of 5.2%. Bred for processing.Yields 42 t/ha. In 140 days.
Arka Vikas:A pure line selection from as American Variety Tip-Top.
Fruits medium large (80-90 g), oblate with light green shoulder,
which develop deep red on ripening. Bred for fresh market. Adapted
to both rainfed and irrigated conditions.Yields 35 t/ha in 140 days.
Arka Saurabh:A pure line selection from as Canadian breeding line V-
685.Fruits medium large, (70-80g), round with light green shoulder,
deep red firm fruits with nipple tip. Bred for both fresh market and
processing. Yields 30-35 t/ha in 140 days.

12. Arka Sourabh Arka Shreshta Arka Vikas
27 Arka Vardan ArkaAnanyaArka Meghali

13. Varieties suitable for rainy season:
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Pusa Ruby,. Arka vikas, Arka Meghali, Megha
Varieties suitable for processing:
Arka ahuti, Arka Sourabh, Arka Ashish
Varieties resistant to ToLCV:
Nandi, Sankranti, Vaibhav, Arka Rakshak
Varieties resistant to bacterial wilt:
Arka alok, Arka Abha, Arka shresta, Arka abhijith
Variety suitable for nematode resistace:
Arka Vardana

14. VARIETIES RESISTANT TO ABIOTIC STRESSES:
•Pusa Sheetal-low temperature;
•Pusa hybrid 1- High temperature.
•Pusa Sadabahar- high and low temperature region.
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15. IAHS BANGALORE RELEASED HYBRIDS :
1) Rashmi: Tolerant To Fusarium And Verticillium Wilt.
2) Rupali: For High Temperature.
3)IAHS-88.2: Tolerant To Fusarium, Verticillium And Root Knot
Nematode.
4)Naveen: FreshMarket.
5)IAHS-88-3
6)Karnataka
7)Rajani
8) Vaishali
9) Sweet Heart
10)Maruraj
MAHYCO Seeds: MTH 4, Sadabahar, Gulmohar.
Bejo Sheetal pvt.Ltd- Meenakshi, Talstoi

17.  www.iihr.res.in
 www.nhb.gov.in
 agritech.tnau.ac.in
 Text book of vegetables ,tubercrops and spices – S
Thamburaj and Narendra singh.
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