Effect of Pruning Methods on Growth, Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) c.v- Pusa Cherry, Roja Red & Nagamoti under Polyhouse Condition of Prayagraj

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in the horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (UP) During July 2021- October 2021. The experiment was laid out in RBD with 8 Treatments with 3 replications. The results revealed that T2 – (Pusa cherry + Two stem) flowering (30.3 days), days to first fruit picking (68.3 days) and maximum number of flowers per cluster (17.4), number of fruit set per cluster (14.4), fruit yield per plant (3.7 kg), fruit yield per 100m2 (16.3 q), Vitamin-C (22.6), TSS (7.2) and also maximum Benefit cost ratio (1:4).