Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 2
Written by Nikolay PANAYOTOV
The main aim of the present study was to establish the responses in seed formation and seed production in several genotypes of tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa Brot.) with a target to predict the seed yield and its realization. The experiments were carried out in Agricultural University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria with five genotypes with a different origin. The number of seed per fruit, the percentage of fully developed seeds, the linear seed sizes, the weight of 1000 seeds, germination energy, germination, main germination time, uniformity of germination, length of embryo root and hypocotyls, fresh weight and deviation in seedlings were investigated. The yields of fruit and seed also have been determinate. Significant variation in the numbers of seed per fruit as well as in the in weight of seeds per fruit was observed. High germination was an account of each genotype. The differences in seed production and in some sowing qualities between genotypes were registered. These results can be applied for the prediction of seed productivity and also in the determination of price during the realization of seed according to the genotype behaviors of the seed yield.
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