Effect of pruning on seed characteristic of indeterminate variety of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in polyhouse

Abstract

This Research was conducted at the Department of Vegetable Science, CSAUA&T- Kanpur to investigate the effect of plant pruning on various Seed Characteristics of indeterminate variety of tomato in polyhouse (Rabi season 2023-2024). The variety under observation is NS4266. Although cultivation under polyhouse condition is capital intensive process but it is also highly remunerative. The experiment is conducted in randomized block design with four treatment and four replication. Pruning under single stem is best over all the other treatments and is comparative to double stem and triple stem in some cases. Single stem has produced Tomato with good seed quality characteristics with increase germination percentage. In studies involving the effects of staking and pruning on yield of Tomato. Scientist have reported higher marketable and total yields, respectively, when plants were staked and pruned, rather than left lying on the ground.