Generation mean analysis for quality and physiological traits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under high temperature conditions

Abstract

Generation mean analysis was studied among seven quality and physiological characters in the cross Arka Vikas x AVTO-9803 of tomato for five generations in Randomised Block Design replicated thrice during summer, 2017 at Vegetable Research Station, Agricultural Research Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The results revealed that all the traits studied viz., number of locules per fruit, ascorbic acid, total soluble solids, lycopene, stomatal diffusive resistance, relative water content and chlorophyll content were governed by duplicate epistasis.