Evaluation of families derived from backcrosses of processed tomato with dwarfism gene

In comparison to tomato plants without the dwarfism gene, dwarf were shorter, had a smaller canopy diameter and remained upright during maturation, thereby reducing fruit-soil contact, resulting in healthier fruits. This study evaluated families of BC1F3 population carrying gene for industrial yield. The 150 two parents (hybrid H-9889 accession BGH-9889) as controls assessed an augmented block design with four replications. data subjected variance analysis F test. A selection index, based on sum ranks Mulamba Mock (1978), was used genotypes, considering most relevant traits, i.e., diameter, yield, lodging fruit firmness. Thus, resulted yield gain 8.04%.