Expert Advisory Details

Expert advice on Tomato farming in Month of March

The information about tomato farming is given below

• Apply second dose of nitrogen in the first fortnight of this month.
• Stake plants on beds. Irrigate regularly at 10 to 12 days interval to encourage the  maximum fruit setting.
• Late blight disease may appear on tomato early in this month.
• The crop may be sprayed with Indofil M-45 @ 600 g/acre to control this disease.
• Under heavy disease risk situation, spray Ridomil Gold @ 500 g/acre followed by Indofil M-45 at 7 days interval. 
• Spray tomato crop with 60ml Coragen 18.5 SC (chlorantramiliprob) or 30 ml of Fame 480 SL (flubendiamide) or 200 ml of Indoxacarb 14.5 SL per acre in 100 litres of water to check the attack of fruit borer.