Effect of water soluble fertilizers on qualitative parameters of tomato

The investigation on the effect of water soluble fertilizers (starter and booster) on quality of tomato was car-ried out at P.G. Centre, UHS Campus, GKVK, Bengaluru during summer season, 2011. Combination of starter and booster at 2% along with RDF has resulted in a significant increase in qualitative parameters like pericarp thickness (7.36 mm), fruit firmness (3.81 kg cm-2), Total soluble solids (4.33), shelf life (14.12 days) and less physiological loss in weight (28.68%). However less titrable acidity (0.51%) was recorded with combined application of starter and booster at 1.5%.