Title of OFT :          

Increase productivity of Tomato through use of  Wilt resistant Tomato variety at Ranchi, Jharkhand

Problem Diagnosed :

a)          Low productivity of tomato.

b)          No use of Wilt resistant Tomato variety by farmer’s

Technology  Assessed :

T1-       Farmer’s practice (Own local seed used  by farmers )

T2-        Swarna Lalima Tomato Variety

T3-        Arka AbhaTomato Variety

No. of trials:            40

Final recommendation for Farmer’s:

 Use of Swarna Lalima Tomato variety very good result in respect of 0% Mortality and Yield performance, therefore it may be recommended for the farmers to increase yield.

Constraints identified and feedback for research

             : Farmer’s don’t know about the cause of wilt in tomato, Crop  rotation.

             : Wilt resistant variety unknown to farmers.

Horticulture (1)

Treatment

Plant Height (cm)

Motility%

Yield qt/ha

Net Return Rs./ha

BC Ratio

T1- Farmer’s practice (Own local seed used  by farmers )

58.91

39.89

72.02

20510

2.32:1

T2-  Swarna Lalima Tomato Variety

74.42

0

167.95

67975

5.24:1

T3-Arka AbhaTomato Variety

65.69

3.21

137.36

52680

4.29:1