New Varieties of Vegetable Crops (Tomato)

Leading Vegetable producing countries

Leading Vegetable Producing States in India

States	Production (mt)	% Share
U.P.	28.62	15.27
W. B.	28.13	15.01
M. P.	18.14	9.68
Bihar	15.97	8.43
Gujarat	12.34	6.58
Maharashtra	11.61	6.19
Karnataka	8.73	4.66
Odisha	8.75	4.67
Chhattisgarh	6.78	3.62
Tamil Nadu	6.44	3.44
Others	42.13	22.47
Total	187.47	100.00

Source: NHB Advance Estimate2018-19

Presently India produces 187.47 million tonnes of vegetables from an area of 10.43 million ha with a productivity of 17.90t/ha

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AICRP (VC: Regular Centers (36)

ICAR Based Institute (11)

I.A.R.I., New Delhi	ICAR Res. Comp.for NEH Region, Barapani
IARI R.S., Katrain, Kullu, H.P .	ICAR Res. Comp.for Eastern Region, Ranchi
I.I.H.R.,Bangaluru, Karnataka	ICAR Res. Comp.for Goa
I.I.V.R., Varanasi, U.P.	C.A.R.I., Portblair
IARI R.S., Karnal, Haryana	C.I.A.H.,Bikaner
V.P .K.A.S.,Almora

SAU’s/CAU (25)

P .A.U., Ludhiana, Punjab	B.C.K.V., Kalyani, W. B
B.A.U., Sabour, Bihar	M.A.U., Parbhani, M.S.
M.P .K.V.,Rahuri , Maharashtra	H.A.U., Hisar, Haryana
T.N.A.U., Coimbatore, TamilNadu	N.D.U.A.&T. Faizabad, U.P.
G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar, Uttarakhand	K.A.U., Vellanikkara, Kerala
C.S.U.A.&T., Kanpur, U.P.	A.P.H.U., R.S. Hyderabad, A.P.
Y.S.P.U.H.&F., Solan	J.A.U., Junagadh, Gujarat
O.U.A.&T., Bhubaneswar, Odisha	U.H.S., Bagalkot, R.S. Dharwad, Karnataka
J.N.K.V.V., Jabalpur, M.P.	I.G.K.V., Raipur, C.G.
A.P.H.U., R.S. Lam, Guntur, A.P.	R.A.U., Pusa Samastipur
A.R.S., Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan	A.A.U., Jorhat, Assam
S.A.S.R.D., Medziphema, Nagaland	C.A.U., Passighat, Arunchal Pradesh

Voluntary Centers

SAU’s	ICAR institutes	Others
PDKV, Akola	ICAR Research Complex., Tripura	DIBER (DARL), Pithoragarh
HBS, AAI, Allahabad	NBPGR, New Delhi	NHRDF, Nasik
AAU, Anand	CHES (IIHR), Bhubaneshwar	NHRDF, Karnal
KKV, Dapoli
SKUAS&T, Jammu
NAU, Navsari
HPKV, Palampur
PJNCARI, Pondicherry
GBPUAT, Ranichauri
MPAUT, Udaipur
HCRI, TNAU, Periyakulum

Tomato

Hybrid: BSS-488

Source: Bejo Sheetal Company, Jalana; 2009
Indeterminate hybrid, 550 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 150g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: Chhattisgarh, Orissa and A.P.

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Hybrid: Himsohna

Source: Syngenta Seed Company, 2009
Indeterminate hybrid, Yield up to 600 q/ha.
Seed rate: 150g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: West Bengal And Assam

Hybrid: Tai-01458 (TO-01458)

Source: Syngenta Seed Company, 2009
Determinate hybrid, 450 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 250g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi.
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Variety: Pant T-10 (Pant Tomato-10)

Source: GBPUAT, Pantnagar, 2009
Determinate variety, tolerant to blight, 350-450 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 350-400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi/Spring
States: J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Hybrid: BCTH-4

Source: BCKV, Kalyani, 2010
Semi-determinate hybrid, Yield 550-600 q/ha.
Seed rate: 150 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi for zone- IV and spring-summer for zone- I
States: J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Variety: PAU-2372

Source: PAU, Ludhiana, 2011
Indeterminate variety, 450-550 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 250-400g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi/Spring
States: J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand

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Variety: ATL-O1-19 (Anand Tomato-4)

Source: AAU, Anand, 2011
Determinate, tolerant to tomato leaf curl virus disease, 350-400 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 350-400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi

Hybrid: ARTH-2104

Source: Ankur Seeds, Nagpur, 2011
Indeterminate hybrid, Yield 500-600 q/ha.
Seed rate: 150-175 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Hybrid: VRTH-101 (Kashi Abhiman)

Source: ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, 2011
Determinate hybrid, tolerant to tomato leaf curl virus disease, 850-900 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 250 g/ha, Sowing time: Mid Sept; /Feb-March
States: J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Hybrid: Bhagya

Source: Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd., 2013
Determinate, good firmness, 300-350 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 250 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi

Variety: VRT-0801 (Kashi Aman)

Source: ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, 2013
Determinate variety, resistant to ToLCV, Yield 500-600 q/ha.
Seed rate: 400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Variety: DARL-68

Source: DIBER, Pithoragarh, 2014
Indeterminate, 320 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 150-200 g/ha, Sowing time: Rabi/Spring -summer
States: Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Variety: Punjab Ratta

Source: PAU, Ludhiana, 2014
Determinate variety, processing quality, 560 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 350-400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Hybrid:2011/TODHyb-2

Source: Private sector, Code yet not opened , 2014
Determinate hybrid, Yield 350-450 q/ha.
Seed rate: 150 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi
States: J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand

Hybrid: Improved Bhagya

Source: Nuziveedu Seeds, 2014
Joint Pedicel, good firmness, 350-400 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 250 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi.
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, M.P., Maharashtra and Goa

Hybrid: IIHR-H-240 (Arka Samrat)

Source: ICAR-IIHR, Banglore, 2015
Semi-determinate variety, resistance to ToLCV, BW and early blight, processing quality, 800-850q/ha yield
Seed rate: 150 g/ha,
Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi & Zaid
States: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry

Variety: ATL 08-21

Source: AAU, Anand, 2016
Determinate variety, tolerant to borer and leaf miner, Yield :450-500 q/ha.
Seed rate: 350-400 g/ha,
Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi
States: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi

Variety: Kashi Amul (VRT-1202)

Source: ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, 2016
Semi determinate; Disease resistant, 500-600 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi & Zaid
States: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry

Variety: Kashi Adarsh (VRT-1201)

Source: ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, 2016
Semi-determinate variety, resistant to viral disease, 600 q/ha yield
Seed rate: 400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif & Rabi
States: M.P., Maharashtra and Goa

Hybrid: Kaveri – 304 (KTH-304)

Source: Private Sector hybrid, code not open, 2018
Semi-determinate hybrid, tolerant to blight & ToLCV, Yield 900-1000 q/ha.
Seed rate: 150 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif and Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand

Variety: BT 19-1-1-1

Source: OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 2019
Fruit wt.: 70-80g; Fruit shape: Round; Tolerant to Bacterial Wilt
Yield: 300.0 q/ha;
Seed rate: 350 g/ha,
Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi
States: Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)

Variety: Kashi Chyan

Source: IIVR, Varanasi, 2019
Indeterminate; resistant to ToYLCVD carrying Ty3 gene and tolerant to early blight. yield potential is 600 -700 q/ha in crop duration of 140 days
Seed rate: 400 g/ha,
Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa

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Hybrid : CTH-1

Source: TNAU, Coimbatore , 2019
Fruits flat round, thick pericarp (5.84 mm) shelf life 10 days at room temp.
Fruit yield 800-900 q/ha;
Seed rate: 400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi
States: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry

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Cherry Tomato

Variety: VT-95

Source: VPKAS, Almora, 2019
Pure line selection of introduced AVRDC line EC 461693.
Fruits oval, firm, high TSS (6-7.0 oBrix), rich in Vitamin C; Fruit yield 250-300 q/ha;
Seed rate: 400 g/ha, Sowing time: Kharif, Rabi
States: Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa