Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for pseudoqualitative and quantitative traits, broad sense heritability (H2), phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation (PCV and GCV, respectively), and genetic advance as percent of population mean (GAM), for traits analysed in two environments (Alcasser, Spain; Monsampolo del Tronto, Italy) on 244 tomato cultivars
| Trait | Acronym | Rsquare | Fratio | Prob > Fa | H2 | PCV | GCV | GAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morphological plant and fruit descriptors | ||||||||
| Foliage Density | FD | 0.45 | 4.09 | *** | 44.89 | 48.77 | 43.72 | 24.59 |
| Plant Vigor | PV | 0.31 | 2.29 | *** | 31.36 | 46.59 | 38.87 | 18.28 |
| Leafy Inflorescence | LI | 0.69 | 11.23 | *** | 69.11 | 102.00 | 97.74 | 68.21 |
| Style Position | SP | 0.45 | 4.14 | *** | 45.21 | 89.31 | 80.16 | 45.24 |
| Fruit Set Sequence | FSs | 0.24 | 1.59 | *** | 24.09 | 53.03 | 41.57 | 16.78 |
| Green Shoulder | GS | 0.67 | 10.03 | *** | 66.64 | 143.52 | 136.86 | 93.81 |
| Puffiness Appearance | PA | 0.58 | 7.05 | *** | 58.40 | 163.81 | 153.29 | 98.36 |
| Fruit Firmness | FF | 0.38 | 3.02 | *** | 37.54 | 47.10 | 40.82 | 21.00 |
| Agronomic traits | ||||||||
| Ribbing at Calyx End | RC | 0.68 | 10.81 | *** | 68.29 | 99.75 | 95.43 | 66.21 |
| Radial Cracking | RK | 0.43 | 3.81 | *** | 43.17 | 115.03 | 102.38 | 56.48 |
| Concentric Cracking | CC | 0.38 | 3.12 | *** | 38.30 | 146.12 | 127.14 | 66.06 |
| Fruit fasciation | FFA | 0.39 | 3.25 | *** | 39.27 | 134.91 | 117.96 | 62.07 |
| Blossom-end Rot | BR | 0.22 | 1.41 | *** | 21.94 | 100.86 | 77.16 | 30.35 |
| Pests in Foliage | PF | 0.21 | 1.30 | ** | 20.61 | 88.76 | 66.77 | 25.45 |
| Pests in Fruits | PFr | 0.21 | 1.31 | ** | 20.74 | 111.32 | 83.88 | 32.07 |
| Disease in Foliage | DF | 0.18 | 1.11 | NS | 18.05 | 97.85 | 70.91 | 25.29 |
| Disease in Fruits | DFr | 0.13 | 0.76 | NS | 13.11 | 104.98 | 68.92 | 20.95 |
| Locules number | LN | 0.69 | 11.01 | *** | 68.68 | 124.40 | 119.11 | 82.88 |
| Ripening Earliness | RE | 0.58 | 6.95 | *** | 58.07 | 30.68 | 28.68 | 18.35 |
| Ripening Uniformity | RU | 0.22 | 1.42 | *** | 22.02 | 114.37 | 87.58 | 34.50 |
| Fruit Weight | FW | 0.81 | 21.47 | *** | 81.05 | 176.72 | 172.74 | 130.54 |
| Total Yield | TY | 0.46 | 4.28 | *** | 46.03 | 103.60 | 93.28 | 53.10 |
| Fruits Set/ Truss | FST | 0.71 | 12.23 | *** | 70.89 | 166.40 | 159.99 | 110.73 |
| Soluble solids content | SS | 0.53 | 5.61 | *** | 52.77 | 39.04 | 35.97 | 21.94 |
| pH | PH | 0.42 | 3.58 | *** | 41.61 | 9.56 | 8.45 | 4.57 |
| Acidity | AC | 0.33 | 2.51 | *** | 33.36 | 52.38 | 44.31 | 21.44 |
| Root characterization | ||||||||
| Radicular Crown Angle | RA | 0.23 | 1.50 | *** | 23.02 | 29.66 | 22.98 | 9.26 |
| Length of 3 Largest Roots | RL | 0.14 | 0.79 | NS | 13.58 | 49.89 | 33.13 | 10.25 |
| Diameter of 3 Largest Roots | RD | 0.19 | 1.16 | NS | 18.83 | 60.00 | 44.01 | 16.03 |
| Diameter of Main Root | DMR | 0.31 | 2.30 | *** | 31.46 | 52.43 | 43.78 | 20.61 |
| Density of Fine Roots | DR | 0.33 | 2.48 | *** | 33.03 | 68.00 | 57.39 | 27.69 |
a ***, ** indicate significance at P < 0.001, P < 0.01, respectively; NS not significant