Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(01): 1599-1608 1599 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.186 Assessment of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Genotypes for Yield and Yield Contributing Characters and Hybrid Development A. K. Chippy*, Beena Thomas and M. Amrutha Unni College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Trivandrum, Kerala, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetable crop worldwide, because of its wider adaptability, high yielding potential and suitability for variety of uses in fresh as well as processed food industries and ranks second after potato in terms of global production and first in terms of yield (FAOSTAT, 2018). Tomato fruit for human health is reflected by its high consumption per capita, and the identification of tomato varieties that accumulate higher levels of primary and secondary metabolites in their fruit is a priority objective (Hou et al., 2020). The fruits are available year-round and eaten raw or cooked. In large quantities is used to produce soup, juice, ketchup, puree, paste and powder; it supplies ascorbic acid and adds variety of colours and flavours to the food. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 01 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com A study was conducted focusing on evaluation of 10 tomato genotypes and their hybrids with a check variety based on twelve quantitative characters. Among the parents Pusa Ruby was recorded high mean value for plant height (118.44 cm), fruit volume (65.11 cm 3 ), fruit weight (60.86 g) and yield per plant (1123.77g). Akshaya recorded high mean value for primary branches per plant (7.11 cm) and number of leaves per plant (72.67). Anagha was recorded highest mean value for number of flowering clusters per plant (7.56). Lowest mean value for days to 50% flowering (43.22) was shown by Kottayam local. Kuttichal local recorded high mean value for number of fruits per cluster (4.11), fruit length (4.68cm) and fruit girth (16.39cm). Vellayanivijay was recorded high number of fruits per plant (39.89). Among 21 hybrids L1T2 was recorded high mean value for plant height (91.52 cm), primary branches per plant (9.78) and number of leaves per plant (123.33).Lowest mean value for days to 50% flowering (43.00) was shown by L1T3. L4T2 was recorded high mean value for number of flowering clusters per plant (9.67), number of fruits per cluster (6.67) and number of fruits per plant (42.56). L6T3 was recorded highest mean value for fruit length (4.69 cm) and fruit volume (51.67cm 3 ). L4T1 was recorded high mean value for yield per plant (1633.72 g) and fruit girth (16.26 cm). High mean value for fruit weight (69.84 g) was recorded by L6T2. All the genotypes differed significantly among themselves based on ANOVA for all the characters studied. Therefore, there is an ample scope for selection of promising genotypes. Keywords Tomato, Genotypes, Evaluation, Quantitative characteristics, ANOVA Accepted: 12 December 2020 Available Online: 10 January 2021 Article Info