During Kharif 2021, An experiment was conducted at P.G Research Farm, College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, to examine the individual performance of 60 genotypes for yield characteristics. When it came to yield and yield-contributing traits, such as fruit yield per plant (5.17 kg) and number of fruits per plant (57.66), VRSL 87 was the best genotype. Plant height (137.80) and the number of primary branches per plant (11.88) were found to be significantly higher in the genotype VRSL 223 than in VRSL 66. On the other hand, VRSL 26 had a higher average fruit weight (118.01). Fruit diameter and length (8.50 and 8.40) were found to be superior to those of the genotype VRSL 107. When necessary multilocation trials are completed, the high yielding genotypes will be used as commercial varieties.

Tomato, mean, per se performance

After multilocation, multisession studies, five superior genotypes for fruit yield, namely VRSL 87, VRSL 8, VRSL 24, VRSL 44, and VRSL 104, may be used as parents. As a result, the identified superior genotypes should be used in subsequent improvement studies using various breeding strategies.

Durga Hemanth Kumar Ch, Narm Naidu L., Ravindra Babu M., Rajani A., Gopal K. and Paratpara Rao M. (2023). Average Performance of Genotypes for Growth, Yield, and Quality Traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(11): 21-23.