Morphological and physiological characters affecting flower drop and fruit set of tomatoes at high temperatures

A. Levy*, H. D. Rabinowitch, N. Kedar

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Abstract

Seven tomato cultivars and lines were studied under high temperature conditions. Fruit set varied between 77.3% in the heat tolerant cv. Hotset, 62% in cv. Gamad and 16.3% in the most sensitive cv. Hosen-Eilon. The characters contributing to low fruit set were bud drop, splitting of the antheridial cone, style exsertion and reduction of the quantity and/or functionality of the gametes. Employing the above characters as criteria for selection, fruit set of an F4 line, phenotypically similar to the sensitive parent, was improved to 63.1%. Improved fruit set, 87.6%, was also obtained in an F1 hybrid between 'Hotset' and 'Gamad'. The importance is discussed of various easily recognizable flower components contributing to satisfactory fruit set under high temperatures and their possible use in breeding is elaborated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-218
Number of pages8
JournalEuphytica
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1978

Keywords

  • flower drop
  • fruit set
  • high temperatures
  • Lycopersicon esculentum
  • tomato

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