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Ten most promising States of the country for tomato crop have been identified and utilized for further study on various aspects of tomato crop. Bihar State is at leading position followed by UP and Orissa in terms of area under tomato crop. The maximum production and productivity have been shown by UP followed by Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. However, Maharashtra has increased area under tomato crop significantly as about 110% increase from years 90-91 to 95-96 and Bihar, UP with 72%, 44% respectively. Punjab is able to obtain about 114% increase in production for a considered period.
About 8.3% increase has been achieved by UP followed by Assam (75%) and Karnataka (72%) in terms of the tomato production. An increase of about 90% in area has been observed for Maharashtra for the period 90-91 to 91-92 while studding proportionate increase in successive years followed by Bihar (48%) and Karnataka (33%). Only two States has shown more than 15% increase namely UP (24%) and Punjab (19%) from 91-92 to 92-93, while West Bengal, Karnataka and Punjab show increase in the next period with 25%, 21%, 17% respectively. However, the proportionate increase of about 72%, 46%, 31% have been observed in tomato production from 90-91 to 91-92 for Maharashtra, Punjab, Assam respectively. UP, Bihar and Karnataka have improved their production figures for the period 91-92 to 92-93. Only Maharashtra State exhibits consistent increase for remaining periods. This significant achievement in tomato production is possible due to by development of high yielding varieties/hybrids, breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses, resistance and heterosis breeding. |