General Information:

Category– Vegetable
Binomial Name-  Solanum lycopersicum
Common Names– Tomato, Tamatar
Spread– 24-36 inches
Height– 24- 30 inches
Average Production– 3.50-4.50 kg per plant
Days to Maturity– 80-90 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 18
  • Water: 94.5 %
  • Protein: 0.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
  • Sugar: 2.6 g
  • Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Fat: 0.2 g

Minerals:

  • Magnesium- 11 mg
  • Manganese- 0.114 mg
  • Phosphorus- 24 mg
  • Potassium- 237 mg

Vitamins:

  • Vitamin A- 42 μg
  • Vitamin C- 14 mg
  • Vitamin E- 0.54 mg
  • Vitamin K- 7.9 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.037 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 0.594 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 0.08 mg

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil- Loamy soil
  • Soil Moisture- 20%
  • Sun Requirements- Full sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Early summer season ( March and April)

Tips To Grow Tomato:

  • Arrange good quality of tomato seeds.
  • The soil should be loamy and well drained. The soil should be evenly moist, but not wet or soggy.
  • One of the most important things. You need a container that is at least 1 square foot, but 2 square feet is better.
  • 3 weeks After sowing tomato seeds. we can move the plants in different pot.
  • Now choose best fertilizer. Tamato plant phasphosras

Other uses of Tomato:

  1. Several by products can be made from Tomato like sauces, ketchup, puree, etc.

References: 

  1. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov 
  2.  https://iari.res.in
  3.  https://www.researchgate.net
  4.  Texbook of Vegetables by B.R. Chaudhary

 

Vegetables