Vol. 7, Issue 7, Part D (2025)

Tomato is one of the most important vegetable crop widely grown in the world's tropics and subtropics. In this study, 8 parents were crossed in a half diallel mating design to produce 28 F₁ hybrids. The experimental materials consisted 37 entries comprising of 28 crosses, 8 parents and one standard check hybrid Arka Rakshak were evaluated in a Randomized Complete Block Design. The standard heterosis for all the characters showed that none of the hybrids displayed consistent standard heterosis for all the characters under study. The Kashi Aman × ATL-21-18 cross showed a 26.05% higher fruit yield per plant, with desirable traits like increased ascorbic acid and lycopene content. The Kashi Aman × JTL-19-06 hybrid also showed desirable fruit quality.