1Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (SKNAU), Durgapura-302018, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan, India
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan, India
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Online published on 25 July, 2018.
Twenty genotypes of tomato, Solanum lycopersicon L were evaluated for yield and yield component characters in RBD with three replications. Fruit yield per plant was positively and significantly associated with number of fruits per plant and yield per plot. Path coefficient analysis revealed that average fruit weight had the highest direct positive effect on fruit yield per plant followed by plant height, days to first fruit set and number of flowers per cluster. Hence this character may be simultaneously selected to develop the high yielding varieties.
Correlation, path analysis, direct effect, indirect effect, volume of fruit, ascorbic acid, tomato
