International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology
Citation: IJAEB: 8(2): 423-431 June 2015
DOI Number: 10.5958/2230-732X.2015.00050.9
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HORTICULTURE
Analysis of Heterosis on Morphological and Qualitative Traits
in Tomato ( Solanum Lycopersicon Mill) for Salinity Tolerance.
S.K.ȱPandey 1 ȱandȱA.K.ȱMall 2
1 Department of Vegetable Science, N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad-224 229, U. P., India.
2 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad-224 229, U.P.,
India.
Corresponding author: ashutoshkumarmall@gmail.com
Paper No. 334
Received: 12 October 2014
Accepted: 16 May 2015
Published: 29 June 2015
Abstract
Theȱpresentȱstudyȱwasȱcarriedȱoutȱforȱtheȱassessmentȱofȱheteroticȱperformanceȱofȱ44ȱhybridsȱandȱtheirȱ
parentsȱ includingȱ checkȱ underȱ salineȱ ecosystemȱ atȱ Vegetableȱ Researchȱ Form,ȱ NDUATȱ Kumarganjȱ
Faizabadȱ U.P.ȱ Theseȱ F1sȱ wereȱ producedȱ byȱ usingȱ Lineȱ xȱ testerȱ matingȱ design.ȱ Theȱ crosses,ȱ whichȱ
displayedȱsuperiorityȱoverȱbetterȱparentȱandȱstandardȱvarietyȱforȱtotalȱyieldȱperȱplants,ȱalsoȱexhibitedȱ
significantȱheterosisȱforȱsome/mostȱofȱtheȱmajorȱcomponentȱtraits.ȱTheȱmostȱworthyȱcommonȱcrossesȱ
selectedȱonȱtheȱbasisȱofȱ per se ȱperformance,ȱheterobeltiosisȱandȱstandardȱheterosisȱforȱdifferentȱtraitsȱ
inȱbothȱenvironmentsȱwereȱBilahi-2ȱxȱH-86ȱandȱHimlataȱxȱH-86ȱforȱtotalȱyield;ȱMMȱxȱH-88ȱandȱKS-60ȱ
xȱH-24ȱforȱnumberȱofȱfruitsȱplant -1 ȱinȱE 2 ,ȱMMȱxȱH-86ȱandȱMMȱxȱH-88ȱforȱaverageȱfruitȱweightȱinȱE 1
andȱECȱ168282ȱxȱH-24ȱinȱE 2 ȱforȱlengthȱofȱfruits;ȱHimlataȱxȱH-88ȱinȱbothȱexperimentȱandȱNDT-2ȱxȱH-88ȱ
inȱE 2 ȱforȱdiameterȱofȱfruitsȱandȱHimlataȱxȱH-86ȱinȱE 1 ȱandȱNDT-2ȱxȱH-86ȱinȱE 2 ȱforȱearlyȱyieldȱplant -1 .ȱ
However,ȱforȱagronomicalȱtraits,ȱBilahi-2xH-86ȱinȱbothȱenvironmentsȱforȱplantȱheightȱasȱwellȱasȱnumberȱ
ofȱprimaryȱbranchesȱplant -1 ȱwasȱobservedȱasȱvolubleȱcrossȱcombination.ȱPromisingȱhybridȱidentifiedȱforȱ
theȱcharactersȱimportantȱtoȱprocessingȱandȱqualityȱpointȱofȱview,ȱwereȱMMȱxȱH-88ȱinȱbothȱenvironmentsȱ
forȱtotalȱsolubleȱsolids;ȱECȱ2291-2ȱxȱH-88ȱinȱbothȱenvironmentsȱforȱAscorbicȱacidȱcontentȱandȱECȱ7343ȱxȱ
H-24ȱinȱE 1 ȱandȱBilahi-2ȱxȱH-88ȱinȱE 2 ȱforȱpericarpȱthickness.ȱHowever,ȱnoneȱofȱtheȱcrossesȱwereȱcommonȱ
forȱtitrableȱacidityȱinȱbothȱtheȱenvironmentsȱinȱrelationȱtoȱaboveȱthreeȱparametersȱi.e.ȱ per se ȱperformance,ȱ
standardȱheterosisȱandȱheterobeltiosis.
Highlights
characters.
heterosisȱandȱheterobeltiosis.
se performance,ȱ heterobeltiosis,ȱ standardȱ heterosisȱ andȱ scaȱ effectsȱ forȱ yieldȱ andȱ identifiedȱ forȱ
developmentsȱofȱhybrids.
Keywords: Tomato,ȱqualitativeȱtraits,ȱLȱxȱTȱdesign,ȱheterobeltiosis,ȱstandardȱheterosis
Tomatoȱ ( Solanum lycopersicon Mill ) asȱoneȱofȱtheȱmostȱ theȱpeopleȱdueȱtoȱit’sȱtaste,ȱhighȱnutritionalȱvalue,ȱ
importantȱ vegetablesȱ cropȱ forȱ growers,ȱ consumersȱ multipurposeȱ usesȱ andȱ commercialȱ importance.ȱ
andȱ industriesȱ ofȱ India,ȱ isȱ widelyȱ grownȱ inȱ manyȱ Beingȱ aȱ moderateȱ nutritionalȱ crop,ȱ tomatoȱ isȱ
partsȱofȱtheȱworld.ȱItȱisȱveryȱmuchȱpopularȱamongȱ consideredȱasȱanȱimportantȱsourceȱofȱVitaminȱAȱandȱ