Evaluation of germplasm of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for qualitative traits

Abstract

The goal of this investigation was to evaluate twelve qualitative traits in forty tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) germplasm. The forty tomato accessions were evaluated in randomized complete block design with three replication at PG student research farm, College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during Kharif, 2017. The qualitative traits studied were leaf colour, leaf pubescence, leaf/foliage cover, petiole pubescence, stem type, stem thickness, stem pigmentation, stem pubescence, flower size, flower colour, fruit size, fruit shape. The results showed that there were significant differences in evaluated parameters among cultivars. Finally, the observed variations between the studied genotypes could be used by the tomato breeders in different hybridization programs for the crop improvement.