Performance of elite genotypes of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum mill) for yield and quality traits under hisar conditions of Haryana

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at research farm of the department of vegetable science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during spring summer season of 2014–15 to study performance twenty-three tomato genotypes for yield and quality traits. Among all the genotypes, AVT-1-2 had highest plant height (140.33cm) and maximum number of branches per plant was observed in AVT-2-4 (7.60). The highest values for number of flowers per cluster were recorded in genotype AVT-2-2 (6.67). The genotype Hisar Arun had the highest number of fruits per plant (38.33) and AVT-2-7 had maximum number of fruits per truss (4.23). The maximum fruit yield per plant was recorded in genotype DVRT-3 (1540.00 g). The maximum polar and equatorial diameter of fruit was recorded in genotype AVT-2-6 (5.10 cm) and Punjab Kesari (6.24 cm), respectively. The maximum number of locules was registered with genotype DVRT-3 (6.20) and fruit weight with H-86 (64.03 g). The genotype PKM-1 had highest TSS (8.43°Brix) and highest acidity was recorded in H-86 (0.90). The minimum days was taken to ripening in genotypes Hisar Arun (79.00).