Evaluation of tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) hybrids for plant growth, fruit yield and quality in Prayagraj agro climate condition

Abstract

An experiment on Tomato hybrids was carried out during December 2017 to April 2018 in Departmental Research Field of Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P.) India. The results of the present investigation, regarding the evaluation of tomato for plant growth, fruit yield and quality of Tomato Hybrids, have been discussed and interpreted in the light of previous research work done in India and abroad. The experiment was conducted in Randomized block design with 25 Hybrids of Tomato obtained from different sources, were each hybrids replicated thrice. From the present experiments it is found that the Hybrid H24 (Arka Rakshak) followed by H7 (VNR - 3348) and H23 (Kashi Hemant) is found best in terms of growth and yield parameters of Tomato hybrids and in terms of quality parameters Hybrid H20 (Excel - 204) is found best for most of the quality parameters, and lowest readings was recorded in Hybrid H4 (Hybrid Taj), H14 (Abhilash) and H16 (NS - 585). H24 (Arka Rakshak) also recorded maximum return/ha and Cost benefit ratio/ha. Hence the hybrids Arka Rakshak, VNR – 3348 and Kashi Hemant is recommended for cultivation in climatic condition of Prayagraj.