evaluation of different tomato (lycopersicon esculentum mill：不同的番茄（番茄的评价.)….pdf

Evaluation of different tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) lines for drought tolerance . NAIK, . TOTEW AD, . SHINDE*, . JA TURE AND Department of Horticulture, Marathwada Agricultural University, PARBHANI (.) INDIA ABSTRACT A trial to evaluate drought tolerance lines in tomato revealed that maximum plant height (98 cm), more number of primary branches (9), more number of flowering clusters (), maximum number of fruits per plant (), highest total yield per plant ( kg), minimum RWC ( %) and maximum WSD ( %), minimum chlorophyll content ( mg/g), minimum soil moisture ( %), maximum root length ( cm) was recorded in Selection-14. Hence, selection-14 is superior than remaining selections and checks in respect of drought toleranc