The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. Its domestication and use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The Aztecs used tomatoes in their cooking at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and after the Spanish encountered the tomato for the first time after their contact with the Aztecs, they brought the plant to Europe, in a widespread transfer of plants known as the Columbian exchange. From there, the tomato was introduced to other parts of the European-colonized world during the 16th century.

Tomatoes are a significant source of umami flavor. They are consumed in diverse ways: raw or cooked, and in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are fruits-botanically classified as berries-they are commonly used culinarily as a vegetable ingredient or side dish.

BOTANICAL NAME: Solanum lycopersicum

ORIGIN: Peruvian & Mexican region

TOTAL AREA IN INDIA: - 831000 Ha.

TOTAL PRODUCTION IN INDIA: - 20300000 MT

• Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Kullu & Solan).
• Punjab (Amritsar, Ropar, Jalandhar, Hoshiyarpur),
• Haryana (Rohtak, Sonepat, Jhajjar, Faridabad, Karnal
• Rajasthan (Jaipur, Dholpur, Alwar, Tonk, Bharatpur).
• Bihar/Jharkhand(Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Bhagalpur, Patna, Aurangabad, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Gandhinagar, W&E Champaran) and Uttar Pradesh.
• Maharasthra (Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune & Nagpur)
• Gujarat (Surat, Valsad, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Khera & Jamnagar, Chiffore).
• Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh (Raipur, Durg, Bastar, Satna, Sagar, Sarguja, Jabalpur, Bilaspur, Raigarh) and Orissa.
• Karnataka (Belgaum, Dharwad)
• Andhra Pradesh (Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Parakasam, Vishakhapatnam, Chittore).
• Karnataka (Kolar, Bangalore R&U, Bellary)
• Tamil Nadu (N.Arcot Ambedkar, Salem, Dharampur, Coimbatore, Periyar, Trichy, Madurai, Dindigul Anna).

CULTIVATED VARIETIES:

Arka Saurabh, Arka Vikash ARTH 3, ARTH 4,Avinash 2, BSS 90, CO3, HS 101, HS 102 HS 110. Hisar Anmol, Hisar Arun, Hisar Lalima, Hisar Lalit, Krishna,KS 2, Matri, MTH 6, NA 601, Naveen, Pusa 120, Punjab Chhuhara, Pant Bahar, Pusa Divya, Pusa Early Dwarf, Pusa Hybrid 1, Pusa Hybrid 2, Pusa Hybrid 4, Pusa Ruby, Pusa Sheetal, Pusa Uphar, Rajni, Rashmi, Ratna and Rupali.

STORAGE CONDITIONS-

Temperature: 130 to 180C

Relative Humidity: 85 to 90%

Storage Period : 2 to 3 weeks

PEAK HARVESTING SEASON:

• Andhra Pardesh: - All around the year
• Tamilnadu: - All around the year
• Haryana: - April to October
• Bihar: - Jan, Feb

EXPORT (2022-23) : 78270 MT

MAJOR DESTINATIONS Bangladesh, Nepal¸Bhutan, Maldives, UAE