Crops
Tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
- Type of vegetable : fruit
- Optimum growth pH range: 5.7-6.8
- Optimal growth temperature range : 21-28°C
- Organic matter requirements : demanding plant
- Rooting : deep (more than 120 cm)
- Special requirements : indifferent to the photoperiod. Temperatures above 27°C strongly affect fruit set. Well adapted to Mayotte, provided that the temperatures are optimal.
- Seed characteristics
- Number of seeds per gram : 250 - 400
- Nursery : Yes
- Sowing depth : 6 - 12 mm
- Line spacing : 80 - 140 cm
- Interplant : 30 - 60 cm
- Notes : Frequent double line planting: 60x40 and 150 between double lines
- Seed germination time
| 10°C | 15°C | 20°C | 25°C | 30°C | 35°C |
| 43 days | 14 days | 8 d | 6 d | 6 d | 9 d |
- Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions
| Nursery | Field |
Pollination at commercial maturity |
| 20-35 d | 80-120 d | 32-55 d |
- Optimal storage conditions
| Temperatures | Relative humidity | Average shelf life |
| 3-15°C | 90-95% | 4 to 7 days |