ABSTRACT
Development of varieties/ hybrids both from public and private sector has significantly played important role in enhancing crop production. Greenhouse tomato production has attracted much atten-tion in recent years, partly because of a new wave of inter-est in alternative crops. The attraction is based on the per-ception that greenhouse tomatoes are more profitable than the more conventional horticultural crops. Tomatoes can be produced across a wide range of soils as long as drainage and physical soil structure is good. Temperature is the primary factor influencing all stages of development of tomato from vegetative growth to flowering, fruit setting and then fruit ripening. Selection of the most suitable cultivar is a pre-requisite for successful tomato cultivation in a greenhouse. Tomato can also be grown throughout the year under greenhouse conditions but special attention has to pay for off-season production. Plants are trained vertically along the supporting wire to explore the full potential of indeterminate varieties.
