Crop Detail
Tomato originated in the premises of Western coastal plains of South America. Tomato is one of the paramount fruit vegetable grown around the globe and in terms of area it ranks next to potato whereas, as a processing crop it ranks first in the world. Tomato is classified as an annual plant cultivated in warm season with the average optimum growing temperature range of 25°C to 29°C. Generally, its two crops are cultivated during spring and autumn seasons in Pakistan. Tomato has gained enormous significance as fruit vegetable in the country and is being cultivated on an area of about 52.3 thousand hectares with a total annual production of around 529.6 thousand tones with average yield of 9.2 tons hectare-1.
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| Major/Minor |
Major |
| Temporary/Permanent |
Temporary |
| Category |
Agriculture Extension |
| Type |
Vegetables |
| Crop Climate Title |
Tropical |
| Crop Water Method Title |
Irrigated |
| Crop Duration |
Annual |
| Crop Economic Title |
Food Crop |
| Crop Growing Season |
Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops |
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