@article{article_1541227, title={Determination of Yield and Fruit Characteristics of Some F1 Tomato Variety Candidates in Konya Ecological Conditions}, journal={Manas Journal of Agriculture Veterinary and Life Sciences}, volume={15}, pages={53–61}, year={2025}, DOI={10.53518/mjavl.1541227}, author={Arı, Banu Çiçek and Gayretli, Gülbanu and Kal, Ünal}, keywords={Breeding programs, locations, grown plants}, abstract={The high economic value of tomatoes in our country, as well as all over the world, has made them the subject of many studies from cultivation to breeding. Breeding programs and new varieties are receiving intense interest in line with changing producer and consumer demands. In the experiment, 20 F1 village tomato variety candidates which were determined to be promising in previous field trials were evaluated. The experiment was established in Selçuk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Department of Vegetable Breeding Research and Application Plot according to the randomised plots experimental design.. In the grown plants; yield per plant, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit length, fruit width, pericarp thickness, carpel length, fruit hardness, fruit color and brix measurements were made. Among the candidate varieties, the highest yield per plant was K11 with 5744.50 g/plant, the number of fruits per plant was K11 with 40.00 pieces/plant, the average fruit weight was 242.77 g, the fruit length and width were 67.59 mm and 83.30 mm, respectively, K2, the highest fruit hardness was 4.90 with K11, and the candidate variety was K13 with 6.26% TSS. As a result of the study, it is thought that the candidate varieties K13 and K18 can be taken to yield trials in different locations.}, number={1}, publisher={Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University}, organization={SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ}