Tomato is a warm season crop that does well in warm to hot areas. It requires Optimum temperature of 20 to 25°C during the day and 15 to 17°C during the night.
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In order to grow good tomatoes and get maximum yield one is supposed to begin with Proper seed selection. Tomatoes can be classified in to two broad categories;
The OPV’S popularly known as the open pollinated varieties.
Hybrids.
The OPV’S popularly known as the open pollinated varieties.
Hybrids.
Most farmers are now shifting from open pollinated varieties to hybrids because of their high production and disease tolerance.
Pests and disease challenges.
Whiteflies.
These are small white insects, which feed by sucking plant sap. They are known to transmit viral diseases e.g. Tomato yellow leaf curl leaf virus
Control – Spray Taurus at the rate of 10g/20litres.
Whiteflies.
These are small white insects, which feed by sucking plant sap. They are known to transmit viral diseases e.g. Tomato yellow leaf curl leaf virus
Control – Spray Taurus at the rate of 10g/20litres.
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Taurus 500SP is a powerful insecticide with a broad spectrum control especially for sucking insects such as aphids, thrips and whiteflies in agricultural crops like roses, French beans, runner beans, tomatoes, pepper, capsicum, melon among others.
Tuta absoluta
Also known as tomato leaf miner/pinworm. The larva is the most destructive stage. It is now considered as a threat to tomato farming in Kenya.
Control – Alternate Occasion star and Taurus at the rate of 5mls and 10gm per 20litres respectively.
Also known as tomato leaf miner/pinworm. The larva is the most destructive stage. It is now considered as a threat to tomato farming in Kenya.
Control – Alternate Occasion star and Taurus at the rate of 5mls and 10gm per 20litres respectively.
OCCASION STAR 200SC is an enhanced fast and effective insecticide with contact and stomach poison activity for broad spectrum control of chewing insect pests such as caterpillars, leafminers, bollworms, webworms, budworms, leafworms, fall armyworms, thrips and spidermites
Red spider mites.
They are red pest that hide under the leaves. They spin web which the use to protect themselves. They cause damage to plants by puncturing the plant cells. Affected crops remain retarded.
Control – Spray Alonze at the rate of 5mls/20litres.
They are red pest that hide under the leaves. They spin web which the use to protect themselves. They cause damage to plants by puncturing the plant cells. Affected crops remain retarded.
Control – Spray Alonze at the rate of 5mls/20litres.
Early blight.
They appear as small spots with concentric ring that gives bull eye appearance. Initial infection is most frequent on lower leaves.
Control – Fortress Gold at the rate of 40g per 20litres.
They appear as small spots with concentric ring that gives bull eye appearance. Initial infection is most frequent on lower leaves.
Control – Fortress Gold at the rate of 40g per 20litres.
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