Abstract:

In order to select new processing tomato variety of higher fruit firmness through selection and identification of the firmness related traits by proper breeding methods. The correlation and path analysis of fruit firmness and related characters were studied with the native and introduced cultivars. The results showed that there was significantly positive correlation between the flesh firmness, pressure resistance and fruit firmness, their relevant coefficient were 0.767 and 0.545 respectively; and a significantly negative correlation between thickness of flesh, vitamin C content and fruit firmness, their relevant coefficient were -0.406 and -0.938 respectively; and a negatively correlation between soluble solids content and fruit firmness, the relevant coefficient was -0.807. There was no significant difference between other traits and fruit firmness.