Assessment of Correlation coefficients among the Yield related Traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Germplasm

Author: Lokesh Yadav, G.C. Yadav, Shalu Yadav, Anoj Yadav and Vishva Deepak Chaturvedi

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Abstract

Present investigation was conducted 32 genotypes of tomato at the Main Experimental Station, Department of Vegetable Science, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Ayodhya (U.P.) during Rabi 2020-21. The investigation was carried out in randomized block design with three replications to find out correlation coefficient among fourteen characters. In general, genotypic correlation coefficients were higher than the corresponding phenotypic correlation coefficients suggesting strong inherent relationship in different pair of traits. The most important trait, total fruit yield per plant had significant and positive phenotypic correlation coefficient with marketable fruit yield per plant, average fruit weight, equatorial diameter of fruit, polar diameter of fruit and number of fruits per plant. The findings revealed that selection for these traits would be effective for yield improvement.

Keywords

Tomato, germplasms, correlation coefficients

Conclusion

Based on overall findings of the present study, it can be concluded that there is significant correlation of different traits with fruit yield per plant. Hence there is great scope of improvement in fruit yield by performing selection of related traits in tomato.

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Lokesh Yadav, G.C. Yadav, Shalu Yadav, Anoj Yadav and Vishva Deepak Chaturvedi (2022). Assessment of Correlation coefficients Among the Yield Related Traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Germplasm. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1195-1198.