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Abstract
Tomato is one of the rnost important, popular and widely
distributed vegetable crops grown in Egypt. It is primarily important for
local market, export and processing. The cultivated area ofto1nato in
Egypt (according to lately esti1nation of the Ministry of Agriculture,
1996) was 412,103 feddans with an average yield of 14.6 tons/fed.
Summer planting is the 1nain season for tomato production in Egypt. It
occupied 167, 544 fed .. with an average yield of 13.8 tons per fed.
Great efforts are needed to increase the production oftmnatoes to
face the increase in local requirements and foreign markets demand.
Also, production of early fruits of tomatoes is a 1najor objective of
the market growers, since markets supplied with early fresh fruits in the
summer season are generally little, although the detnand is great and the
prices are high. Besides, high fruit quality is of a considerable
impo11ance. Pruning, density and foliar nutrition with urea play an
impo11ant role in increasing the production and improving the quality in
totnatoes.
Harvesting is done in a short ti1ne during the sutru11er season therefore, any treatlnent leads to increase the early crop, rnay itnprove the
economy of t01nato cultivation for the growers