Tomato – Arka Samrat (Hybrid, ICAR / IIHR / NSC)

• High-Yielding Hybrid — Arka Samrat offers a yield potential of about 80–85 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) under recommended practices.
• Triple Disease Resistance — resistant to Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (ToLCV), Bacterial Wilt (BW) and Early Blight (EB), making it robust in disease-prone areas.
• Fruit Quality & Appearance — produces large, firm, deep-red fruits, oblate to high-round in shape, each weighing around 90–110 g, with good firmness and marketable appearance.
• Good Shelf Life & Transport Suitability — firm-skinned and uniformly ripening fruits give good keeping quality, making them suitable for fresh market, transport, and long-distance trade.
• Season & Adaptability — suitable for both Kharif and Rabi seasons; adaptable across diverse growing conditions under open-field or controlled cultivation.

Seed & Crop Info

• Variety Type: F₁ hybrid developed by cross IIHR-2835 × IIHR-2832.
• Crop Duration: ~ 140 days from transplanting to full harvest.
• Season: Can be grown in Kharif, Rabi (and as per local conditions).
• Seed Rate (as per some sources): 150 g/ha (but actual may vary by spacing and planting density).

Special Feature

·High yield + stable performance even under disease pressure.

·Large, attractive, uniform fruits — fetch good price in fresh-market trade.

·Triple-disease resistance reduces crop risk and lowers need for intensive chemical control.

·Good shelf life and transport tolerance — ideal for traders, retailers, and long-distance supply chains.

·Flexibility — suitable for multiple seasons, and adaptable to different agro-climatic zones.