Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicon) are a popular crop grown and enjoyed all over the world. It has a wide range of minerals that have several health advantages, including cancer prevention, blood pressure control, and blood glucose control in diabetics. Despite its importance, tomato growth and productivity are restricted by cultural techniques such as earthing up and trimming. Also, nothing is known about the impact of combining pruning and earthing up on tomato growth and yield. The impact of combining tomato trimming and earthing up on tomato growth and yield was explored in this study. The researchers employed a split-plot experimental design with three replications in a Randomized Complete Block Design. The study looked at two factors: the main plot's pruning system (single stem, double stem, and triple stem) and sub-plot earthing up. 0 centimetres, 10 centimetres, 20 centimetres, and 30 centimetres The earthing up and trimming strategy had a significant (p.05) influence on plant height and stem girth diameter 45, 52, and 59 days after transplanting, according to the study's findings. The highest plant height was achieved using a single stem trimming technique and earthing up to 30 cm, with an average plant height of 69.80 cm in cultivation 1 and 71.50 cm in cultivation 2. The maximum stem girth diameter was obtained using a single stem trimming technique and earthing up to 30 cm, with mean stem girth diameters of 2.16 cm in cultivation 1 and 2.25 cm in cultivation 2. With 64500 fruits/hectare in culture 1 and 64333 fruits/hectare in cultivation 2, the triple stem pruning strategy with earthing up to 30 cm produced the most marketable fruits. Farmers are recommended to use a triple stem pruning technique with earthing up to level 30 cm to increase tomato growth and development, which will result in higher marketable yields.
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