Abstract            Volume:9  Issue-12  Year-2021         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

The objectives of the study were to evaluate and select the best adapted released varieties of tomato under irrigation in east Wollega, western Ethiopia. Five of tomato varieties were tested for yield and yield related traits in completely randomized block design in three replications at Wayu tuka district, Alaltu Negade irrigation project on farmer land in 2020/21 under irrigation. Data were taken days to 50% flowering, days to first harvest, plant height, number of primary branches, number of fruit per plant, single fruit weight, fruit length, fruit width, fruit yield per hector, marketable fruit yield and unmarketable fruit yield. The analysis of variance showed that the varieties were significantly different for all traits except for plant height and number fruit per plant. Among all tested varieties ARP-d2 tomato variety gave the maximum fruit yield (23.7 t/ha) followed by Melka shola (21.8 t/ha). Also the maximum marketable yield was recorded from ARP-d2 tomato variety (22.7 ton/ha). Results of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed highly significant difference for most of the characters among the varieties. Days to 50% flower showed highly significant (P<0.01) and the mean ranges from 47.5-65.7 it means that Melka shola took the shortest period (47.5) to flower while Miya (65.7) was the late among five varieties. Days to first harvest also showed highly significant and the mean ranges from 62.9-82.5. Fruit width showed highly significant difference and ranges from 12.5-19.2. Fruit length, Fruit yield and Marketable yield were highly significant among the varieties and ranges, 6.4cm-9.3cm, 13.8 ton-23.7ton and 11.7 ton-22.7 ton respectively. Plant height and number of fruit per plant were the traits which are non-significantly different among the varieties. Pearson correlation (r) of fruit yield with other characters showed highly significant positive correlation with number of primary branches, marketable yield) and non-significantly positive correlation with fruit number per plant, single fruit weight, fruit width and fruit length. Fruit number per plant was showed positive correlation with characters’ plant height (r=0.02), number of primary branches, single fruit weight and fruit width. Marketable yield was highly significant and positive correlation with number of primary braches, fruit number per plan, fruit width and fruit yield. In the present study, variety ARP d2 variety and Melka shola were found superior in economic yield (marketable yield) and other parameters that it was recommended for further popularization in east Wollega, Wayu Tuka district under irrigation. Since because of COVID-19 pandemic the experiment was conducted at one site within one season experiment, further studies using combination of locations and seasons is required to generate more reliable information on performance of varieties across location and year.

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