EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT HYBRIDS OF TOMATO UNDER THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF PESHAWAR

Nine exotic tomato hybrids 68F1, T-7030, T-7012, T-7010, T-7001, T-7008, TP-001, TP-002, and PTM- 1603, recently received from abroad by PARC (Pakistan Agricultural Research Council) were evaluated at Agriculture Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar during 2008. The design used was RCBD (Randomized Complete Block Design) having three replications containing seven plants. Sub plot size was 2 X 3m^2, where row to row distance 100 cm and plant to plant distance of 60 cm was kept. Different parameters including days to flowering, days to fruiting, leaf length (cm), plant height (cm), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), average fruit weight (gm), yield per plant (kg), yield per plot (kg) and yield per hectare (kg) were studied in this study. According to parameters studied, it was revealed that maximum stem diameter (1.217 cm), fruit diameter (5.187 cm), yield per plot (1.915 kg) and significantly higher yield (6939 kg) were recorded for hybrid T-7010, where as maximum plant height (72.00 cm), fruit length (7.797 cm) was recorded for hybrid T-7012, while maximum average fruit weight (112 gm) was recorded for hybrid T-7030. On the basis of over all performance and yield the hybrid T-7010 is recommended for agro-climatic conditions of Peshawar.