Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Twinkle Tandel, Diksha Rathod, M Sarkar, S Emmi, BN Chaudhari, RV Tank, HE Patil, RP Bambharolia, N Varshney and JM Vashi

Abstract:
The present research programme regarding correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), was carried out at Hill Millet Research Station, Waghai, The Dangs, NAU. Rabi season 2021-22. Fifty genotypes of tomato were evaluated in Randomized Block Design with three replications. In genotypic correlation, yield per plant (kg) posed highly significant and positive correlation with plant height (0.30), total number of fruits per plant (0.29) and vitamin c (0.57) and positive but non-Significant correlation at genotypic level was observed with average fruit weight (0.18) and total soluble solids (0.07). In phenotypic correlation yield per plant observed highly significant and positive correlation with plant height (0.22), average fruit weight (0.30), total number of fruits per plant (0.27) and vitamin C (0.31), while it showed positive but non-significant correlation with TSS (0.10). Therefore, it can be concluded that selection based on these characters would be effective for the breeding Programme towards yield enhancement in tomato.