Functional performances of tomato hybrids under polyhouse conditions at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

An experiment was conducted under polyhouse conditions with three tomato hybrids namely Arka Rakshak, Shivam and Lakshmi to find the hybrid suitable for Tiruchirappalli region of Tamilnadu. The experimental design was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with eight replications. Quantitative yield parameters such as plant height (cm), flower cluster/plant, flowers/cluster, fruits/plant, single fruit weight (g) and yield/plant (kg) were studied. Hybrid Shivam recorded the highest in Number of fruits plant-1 (63.13), Single fruits weight (96.33 g) and Yield plant-1 (5.10 kg plant-1).