Genetic studies in tomato for yield and its components under high temperature

  • Reecha T. Das*, Pranab Talukdar and Akashi Sarma Assam Agricultural University
Keywords: Tomato, gene action, heat tolerance, yield

Abstract

Generation mean analysis was carried out on six generations (P1, P2, F1, F2, B1 and B2) in four tomato crosses viz. Cross-I (H7997 x CLN 1621 E), Cross- II (H7997 x BL 337), Cross - III (H7997 x Nagcarlan) and Cross- IV (H997 x CLN 2366A). Observstions were recorded on eight yield attributing characters including yield. The presence of epistasis was recorded in all the four crosses. From six parameter model  regression of the components of six parameter model on environmental indices it was evident that it was evident that additive effect  played a decisive role in the inheritance of number of primary branches per plant, number of fruiting clusters per plant and fruit yield per plant. Dominance effect was found significant and consistent in one or more crosses for days to flowering, number of fruiting clusters per plant and fruit yield per plant. Duplicate epistasis was more predominant for most of the characters in the crosses.

Author Biography

Reecha T. Das*, Pranab Talukdar and Akashi Sarma, Assam Agricultural University
PHD STUDENT,DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS, ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Published
01-07-2017
How to Cite
Reecha T. Das*, Pranab Talukdar and Akashi Sarma
Genetic studies in tomato for yield and its components under high temperature. 2017. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 8 2, 509-520. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/1076
Section
Research Article