Alaa Al Shaal* (1), Ramzi Murshed (1) , and Shahinaz Abbas(2)
(1) Horticulture Department, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
(2) Biotechnology Department, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Eng. Alaa Al Shaal. E-Mail: ashaal@gmx.net)
Received:12/08/2021 Accepted:29/09/2021
Abstract:
Eight hybrids of tomatoes, were studied during the two agricultural seasons of 2019-2020. Aiming to characterize some of the important hybrids cultivated in Syria depending on morphological and productivity traits. Studied hybrids were planted at Al-Taibeh research station, and the most important morphological and productivity traits were studied. Results showed variation among studied hybrids, FDR outperformed in main stem length, both number of flowers and fruits per cluster, yield per plant and total yield, while Bravia outperformed in fruit weight. The cluster analysis based on morphological and productivity characteristics showed that the studied hybrids were divided into two different groups, the first group included FDR only, and the second group included the rest of studied hybrids, which were divided into two sup groups. Correlation coefficient showed that there are significant correlations between the studied traits.
Key words: Tomato, morphological and productivity characterization, Correlation coefficient, hybrids, cluster analysis.
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