Evaluation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes for plant growth, fruit yield and quality

F A  KHAN; HILAL A  BHAT; S A  BHAT; S  NARAYAN; S A  MIR; KHALID  Z MASOODI; A A  MALIK; S A  LONE; SEHRISH  SAJAD; URFIA  JAN

doi:10.56093/ijas.v92i4.123978

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F A KHAN Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
HILAL A BHAT Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
S A BHAT Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
S NARAYAN
S A MIR Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
KHALID Z MASOODI Evaluation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes for plant growth, fruit yield and quality
A A MALIK Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
S A LONE Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
SEHRISH SAJAD Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India
URFIA JAN Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir 190 025, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v92i4.123978

Keywords:

Fruit yield, Leaf area, Mineral content, Tomato, Vitamin C

Abstract

The study was carried out with different tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes during 2018 and 2019 at Division of Basic Sciences and Humanities (SKUAST-K), Shalimar, Srinagar (J&K) to assess the plant and fruit growth with quality characters and mineral composition. Healthy and uniform seedlings of twelve tomato genotypes were transplanted in pots with four replications. Among different genotypes, 2016/TODVAR-9 (G8) recorded the highest leaf area (713.6 cm2) and fruit yield (1.77 kg/plant) that also showed maximum values TSS (4.35%), titrable acidity (1.32%), vitamin C (36.18 mg/100g), lycopene (6.84 mg/100g) and carotenoid (8.28 mg/100g) contents coupled with maximum P (0.83%), K (2.35%), Mg (0.52%) and Ca (0.23%) contents. Regression analysis of the data showed a strong correlation between leaf area and fruit yield (r = 0.86**), leaf area and fruit sugar content (r = 0.60*), PLW and
fruit Ca content (r = -0.97**), fruit Ca content and storage life (r = 0.97**) and fruit PLW and storage life (r = -0.98**)

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