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Inheritance of three agronomic characters in Lycopersicon interspecific crosses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. E. Yassin
T. E. Yassin
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.O. Box No. 18475. Salalah, Sultanate of Oman
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Summary

Crosses between two cultivars of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), and two accessions of the wild species L. pimpinellifolium (Jusl.) Mill, were made and F1, F2 and backcross generations were developed and studied. Significant differences in number of fruits per plant, yield per plant and fruit weight were found between means of the different generations. Variation in number of fruits per plant and yield was also found between plants within generations. Number of fruits per plant was a highly heritable character (average h2 = 73·6%) and closely correlated with yield per plant, indicating that it may be a suitable selection criterion for yield improvement in tomato crosses.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 110 , Issue 3 , June 1988 , pp. 471 - 474
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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