Suitability of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) having Multiple Disease Resistant

Abstract

The study was conducted for two years to assess the performance of high yielding and multiple disease resistant tomato hybrids Arka Abhed and Arka Samrat in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh. Majority of the farmers in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh cultivate commercial hybrids which were low yielding and susceptible to pests and diseases. In this situation, introduction of high yielding hybrids with resistant to pest and diseases were necessary to enhance productivity and to reduce cost of cultivation. Therefore, experiments were conducted to assess the suitability of new Tomato Hybrids namely Arka Abhed and Arka Samrat with locally cultivated Sivam hybrid. The average fruit weight was recorded 105.84 g, 113.92 g, and 100.62 g and number of average fruits per plant recorded 100.52, 90.61, 76.52 respectively in Arka Abhed, Arka Samrat and Sivam hybrids. The new hybrids showed positive results in average yield (53.20 t/ha) in Arka Abhed and (51.57 t/ha) in Arka Samrat was recorded when compared to farmers practice (38.82 t/ha) with Sivam hybrid. The total disease incidence was (4.28%) in Arka Abhed, (24.88%) in Arka Samrat and (40.51%) in farmer's practicing hybrid Sivam.