African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6945

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic variability studies of fruit yield and its traits among indeterminate tomato genotypes under open field condition

O. P. Meena
  • O. P. Meena
  • Department of Horticulture, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad-211 007, U. P., India.
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V. Bahadur
  • V. Bahadur
  • Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
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A. B. Jagtap
  • A. B. Jagtap
  • School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
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P. Saini
  • P. Saini
  • Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
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  •  Received: 14 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2015
  •  Published: 06 August 2015

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