Effect of intra-row plant spacing and Variety on tomato fruit yield

Most resource- poor farmers use cultural practices in their tomato production systems. Thus, to produce better fruit yield and quality tomato growers in the study area should be encouraged to use intra-row spacing 30 cm x 70 cm with the determinate type of Fetane and Bishola varieties, since these perform far better than the Marglobe and unimproved local tomato varieties. However, further researches are recommended with optimization of fertilizer and water requirement for the different varieties under different intra- and inter row plant spacing and different growing conditions and type of production (home stead, farmer and commercial) to understand yield performance

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Improper plant spacing is among the notable reasons of low productivity of tomat crop. Plant spacing greatly influenced growth, yield, and quality parameters both in fresh market and processing tomatoes. understanding the variability of varietal response to different plant spacing is also crucial in improving the tomato fruit yield and quality