Evaluation of determinate tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under Bhubaneswar conditions

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted under AICRP on Vegetable Crops, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, during Rabi season of 2017-18 to identify the suitable determinate tomato genotype(s) under Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India condition. Eighteen determinate tomato genotypes were evaluated for twenty eight characters by adopting randomized block design replicated thrice. The overall performance on vegetative parameters of 18 diverse determinate tomato genotypes indicated superiority of 2016/TODVAR- 12 and Pusa 120 as compared to other tested genotypes. 2016/TODVAR-12 was identified as best genotype under Bhubaneswar condition due to relatively better growth (77.77cm as plant height, 5.40 primary branches plant-1 and 8.14cm of internodal length), fruit yield attributing parameters (79.82% of fruit set, 65 days to 1st fruit harvest, 84.25 g of average fruit weight and 0.64 cm pericarp thickness), fruit yield (marketable fruit yield plant-1 of 1.06 kg, total fruit yield plant-1 of 1.17 kg, marketable fruit yield of 393 qha-1and total fruit yield of 414.27 qha-1).The nest better performing genotypes identified were Pusa 120, Pusa Rohini. Hence based on the performance genotypes, 2016/TODVAR-12, Pusa Rohini, 2016/TODVAR-05, Pusa Gourav and Pusa 120 may be recommended for cultivation under Bhubaneswar conditions.