Status: Not Approved
HEAD: 24_Kan_AM_CSA University Kanpur: An advanced tomato production technology developed by the Vegetable Section of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, under the All India Coordinated Research Project (Vegetable Crops), was approved at the 44th Annual Group Meeting held at Sri Konda Lakshman Telangana Horticultural University, Hyderabad, from February 20-22, 2026. Based on the results, it was found that spraying gibberellic acid 50 ppm with micronutrient mixture @ 0.5% at 30 and 45 days after transplanting resulted in the maximum fruit number (36.70 fruits/plant), the highest average fruit weight (99.87 grams), the maximum fruit weight per plant (2.45 kg), and the highest fruit yield of 549.17 quintals/hectare, which was significantly higher compared to others. MSID:: 128756993 413 |
Vice Chancellor K Vijayendra Pandian of the university congratulated the scientific team on this achievement and said that this technology will contribute significantly towards increasing farmers’ income and self-reliance in vegetable production. Dr Rajiv stated that a comparative study of various combinations of growth regulators and micronutrients in tomato was conducted.