Vol. 11, Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Rajeshwari Teli A, Dr. Gangaprasad S and Dr. Mallikarjuna HB

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out at University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Navile, Shivamogga during kharif 2018-19. The 250 segregating population of cherry tomato genotypes were evaluated under field condition to study the correlation and path analysis for fruit yield. The overall observation of correlation studies revealed that number of clusters per plant (0.148), number of fruits per plant (0.150), plant height (0.177), number of branches (0.261), average fruit weight (0.766) and fruit width (0.184) had significant and positive phenotypic association with fruit yield whereas pulp content (-0.083) had shown negative association with fruit yield. This indicates that these traits play important role in yield improvement. Indirect selection for fruit yield could be effectively done through direct selection of traits showing positive and significant difference with fruit yield. Path coefficient analysis had showed that yield related traits viz., number of clusters per plant, plant height, number of branches per plant, average fruit weight and fruit width exhibited positive direct effect on fruit yield at phenotypic level. This indicates that direct selection pressure can be exerted to increase yield of the cherry tomato.