Crop general profile

 

The major tomato producing states are Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Assam.

 

Botanical Name : Lycopersicon esculentum

 

Family : Solanaceae

 

Plant Discription : It is an annual or short lived perennial pubescent herb and greyish green curled uneven pinnate leaves. The flowers are off white bearing fruits which are red or yellow in colour. 

 

Centre of origin : South America

 

Pollination system : Self pollinated

 

Chromosome no : 2n=24