Nursery practices
Tomato is a transplanted crop. Seeds are sown in the area of 225 m2 . A raised bed prepared by well decomposed FYM is mixed @ 3 kg FYM per m2 of nursery bed.A fertilizer dose of 0.5 kg N, P, K per bed is also mixed in the soil. Seeds are treated with fungicides and 40% formalin solution at 500 ml / m2 area of nursery bed sterilisation. 10% formaldehyde is also used for fumigation. After fumigation the beds are covered with polythene for 24 hours.Seeds are sown 4 to 5 days after removal of polythene sheets. In line sowing 7.5 cm distance is kept between the rows. The beds are covered with straw or polythene till the seeds germinate. Seedlings are protected against wind, exposure to sun and excess rainfall. Fungicides are sprayed weekly to avoid of damping off. Nursery can also be grown in poly house. The seedlings should be hardened before setting them into field.