Abstract:
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) is one of the major commercial vegetable crops widely grown in Germany. To date,
there are only few varieties that were specifically bred for low-input systems in developed countries. Therefore five
popular and commonly grown tomato varieties namely Temptation, Devotion, Bocati, Sportivo and Picoino were
evaluated under organic and protected agriculture conditions for the yield potential. The experiment was arranged in
randomized complete block design with 20 replicates, individual plants as replications. Fruit set after flowering was
highest in Devotion (98.8%] and the lowest in Sportivo [88.1%]. Devotion produced the highest marketable fruit
yield of 8.2 kg/plant while Sportivo produced the lowest of yield 3.5 kg/plant. Also the results of the experiment
revealed that the hybrid varieties Devotion and Temptation showed high yield potential than Bocati, Sportivo and
Picoino. Thus these two varieties can be recommended for commercial production under organic and protected
environment conditions.
