Department of Horticulture, S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, 517 502
*Part of the M.Sc, (Ag.), thesis submitted by the first author to the A. P. Agricultural University, Hyderabad.
Studies on improvement of yield in tomato CV Roma through cultural methods and nutrient applications, at the S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati during 1977–78 revealed that in addition to other cultural and manurial practices, staking of plants and application of 40 kg potash as basal and 30 kg as top dressing besides two foliar sprays of micronutrients containing Zn + B+Mg + Mn, one and two months after planting, substantially increased yields and net returns in tomato.
