Evaluation of a promising tomato line (Solanum lycopersicum) derived from mutation breeding

Afifah, Enik Nurlaili and Murti, Rudi Hari and Wahyudhi, Aditya (2021) Evaluation of a promising tomato line (Solanum lycopersicum) derived from mutation breeding. Biodiversitas, 22 (4). 1863 – 1868. ISSN 1412033X

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Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a common crop that is widely cultivated and consumed around the world. Demand for tomatoes has increased along with the growth of the human population. Therefore, tomato production has to be continuously developed to meet the ever-rising global demand. Mutation breeding is one of the strategies applied to improve plant yield and quality. This study evaluated a promising mutant breeding line called G6 and compared it to existing varieties. G6 (mutant line), Ratna, Tora, and Intan (commercial varieties) were used as materials and were evaluated for their qualitative and quantitative traits. Overall, G6 showed a slightly flattened fruit shape similar to Ratna. It also had the highest value of locules, long shelf life, and the number of bunches per plant compared to the existing varieties (Ratna, Intan, and Tora). The number of locules is assumed to be linked to fruit size and dimension. Long shelf life is one of the preferred qualities of both consumers and farmers, as it could prevent overmature and rotten tomato fruit during transportation. G6 differed from commercial varieties (Intan, Ratna, and Tora) in terms of the number of locules, shelf life, and the number of bunches per plant. © 2021, Society for Indonesian Biodiversity. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 6; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Fruit quality, long shelf life, mutation breeding, selection, tomato
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture > Department of Agronomy
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2024 06:35
Last Modified: 29 Oct 2024 06:35
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/5800

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