Evaluation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) genotypes for growth, yield and quality traits

A field experiment on “Evaluation of tomato genotypes for ToLCV resistance, yield and yield attributing traits” was conducted at the experimental block of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Bagalkote during summer season 2022. Fifty-three tomato genotypes including Solanum pimpinellifolium accessions, selected hybrids and their parents along with the released varieties were evaluated under natural field condition by adapting randomized block design with two replications. Among which LP 9 recorded the maximum number of branches per plant and highest plant height. LP 8 and LP 12 were earliest to flower, LP 15 recorded maximum flowers per cluster, fruits per cluster and fruits per plant, average fruit weight was maximum in HUB 3 × DMT 2, polar diameter was maximum in HUB 43 × DMT 2 and maximum equatorial diameter was reported in HUB36 × Arka Meghali. Highest yield was recorded in HUB 46 × Arka Vikas and HUB 43 × DMT 2, highest pericarp thickness and TSS in HUB 36 × DMT 2 and HUB 36 respectively, maximum number of locules per fruit were recorded in the genotype HUB 13 × Arka Meghali.