ASIAN VEGETABLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER TOMATO REPORT, 1976

The objective of the project is to develop new tomato varieties that can set fruit during the hot, rainy season in the tropics and feature high resistance to disease. The report presents heat tolerance and winter yield test results for new accessions and provides a diagram of a pollen collector developed to aid crossing. An evaluation of the resistance of various accessions to bacterial wilt, tomato mosaic virus, late blight, and other tropical diseases is given. The use of benzyladenine in reducing waterlog damage is described, and the effect of time of harvest on fruit quality is investigated. The report also includes crop and soil management recommendations and the results of fresh and processing tomato marketing studies. The report closes with information on AVRDC"s training programs and cooperation in international research. A summary of environmental conditions for tests is appended, as are indexes of crosses and accessions.