Green Global
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EFFECT OF NETTING ON VIRUS DISEASE AND YIELD OF SUMMER TOMATO (Pages : 19 - 21)

The study was carried out in the field of Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur. Two summer tomato hybrids were tested against net and open field condition during summer season of 2011. Net protection had significant influence on summer tomato production. Plants grown under net protection condition produced significantly higher number of fruits per plant (26.78) compared to that of open field condition (21.13). Fruit yield per plant was also higher in net protected plants (1.22 kg) and only 0.85 kg per plant when grown under open condition. Plants grown in open field were more than 40% plants were infected with TYLCV in open field while it was only 1.5% in net protected condition. Download