Selｦng revealed positive values than backcrossing for yield and yield enhancing traits among tomato segregating populations generated from Solanum lycopersicum × S. pimpinellifolium crosses under tropical humid climate Chikezie Onuora Ene (  enechike17@gmail.com ) Jimma University Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew Jimma University Happiness Ogba Oselebe Ebonyi State University Uchechukwu Paschal Chukwudi University of Nigeria Emeka Chibuzor Okechukwu University of Worcester Friday Ugadu Ozi Ebonyi State University Chibueze Kelechi Ene University of Potsdam Temesgen Matiwos Menamo Jimma University Agatha Ifeoma Atugwu University of Nigeria Research Article Keywords: Solanum pimpinellifolium, genotype by yield*trait biplot, humid environment, multi-traits, tomato population improvement, superiority index Posted Date: May 12th, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2909081/v1