Genetic control of reproductive and fruit quality traits in crosses involving cultivars and induced mutants of tomato ( L.).

Development of mutants and their effective utilization to incorporate desirable traits in tomato would be a sound improvement strategy to develop so called 'smart' tomato variety of the coming century. Initially we developed three induced mutants from two varieties, 'Patharkuchi', a local adapted cultivar and an introduced variety 'Berika', and then three crosses (Berika 9 P Mut-5, Berika 9 P Mut-11, Patharkuchi 9 B Mut-1) were made to involve in these two varieties and their respective mutants. Six generations (P, P, F, F, BC and BC) of three crosses were utilized to study the genetic control of yield and quality traits, and to study the genetic basis of formation of dark green fruit.