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Tomato hybrid variety ARKA Apeksha [F1]

23 July 2022, New Delhi: Crop : TOMATO HYBRID

Variety : ARKA Apeksha [F1]

It has triple disease resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl Disease (Ty1+Ty2), Bacterial wilt and Early blight. Plants are semi-determinate with dark green foliage. Fruits are firm, deep red, oblong, medium large (90-100g) with jointless (j2) pedicel. Fruits are suitable for processing as they have TSS (4.7° Brix), acidity (0.36%), lycopene (14.15mg/100g fresh weight). Recommended for summer, kharif & rabi cultivation. It has a yield potential of 43 to 90 t/ha in 140- 150 days.

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