Varietal Evaluation of Tomato Varieties under Protected Environment and Organic Conditions in Summer Season in Martfeld, Germany

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.