1Dept. of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. (176 062), India
2Dept. of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, H.P. (173 230), India
*Corresponding Author Kanchhi Maya Waiba e-mail: researchscientist27@gmail.com
Online published on 23 August, 2022.
A study was conducted to estimate genetic variability among horticultural traits and to evaluatethese hybrids for protected environmental cultivation during spring-summer season, 2019 (April-September). Twelve hybrids of tomato were evaluated under modified naturally ventilated poly-house at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya following Randomized Complete Block Design (RBD) with three replications, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Based on the mean performance, hybrid CLN2126xCLN1314G was found promising for yield plant−1 (4.37 kg) yield m−2 area (26.24 kg), TSS (6.53°B), days to 50% flowering (26.66 days), days to first picking (67.33 days), number of fruits per plant (64.01), inter-nodal length (17.71 cm), number of nodes plant−1 (16.70 nodes) and plant height 316.87 cm). So, an ideal plant type producing a higher yield per plant will be the one having traits like a higher number of fruits per plant, and lesser days to first picking. It is concluded that the hybrid combination CLN2126xCLN1314G is promising for these traits. This can be included for multi-locational testing in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh under protected environment.
Hybrids, Protected cultivation, Tomato, Traits, Variability
