Effect of Different Nitrogen Levels and Plant Spacing on Growth Yield and Quality of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) Var. H-86

The results of field study carried out under agro-climatic conditions of Kymore plateau of Madhya Pradesh. The treatments consisted of 12 combinations of 4 levels of nitrogen (0, 75, 150 and 225 kg/ha) and 3 levels of plant spacing (60 cm × 30 cm, 60 cm × 45 cm and 60 cm × 60 cm) and were laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications. Well rotten FYM @ 250 q/ha was applied at the time of field preparation. In nitrogen levels (Nitrogen 150 kg/ha) maximum plant height (54.78 cm), number of branches (13.07), number of flower clusters per plant (13.92), number of flower per clusters (5.86), days of 50% flowering (34.86), days to first fruit setting (44.48 days), chlorophyll content (1.83), days of first picking (74.58 days), number of fruits per plant (37.37), size of fruit (4.65 cm), weight per fruit (49.07 g), yield of fruit (2.02 kg/plant), yield of fruit (468.77 q/ha), total soluble solids (6.78 TSS). In spacing (60cm × 60cm) maximum plant height (51.48 cm), number of branches (11.91), number of flower clusters per plant (13.20), number of flower per clusters (5.48), days of 50% flowering (35.52), days to first fruit setting (45.14 days), chlorophyll content (1.66), days of first picking (76.46 days), number of fruits per plant (34.84), size of fruit (4.38 cm), weight per fruit (38.80 g), yield of fruit (1.65 kg/plant), yield of fruit (429.94 q/ha), total soluble solids (6.27 TSS).