Tomato
Tomato: Taxonomy, morphology and yield perspective
M A Baset Mia
Common name: Tomato
Scientific name : Solanum lycopersicum
Local/Bangla Name: Bilatibegun, Gurbegun, Tok begun
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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
Kingdom :Plantae
Division :Magnoliophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Subclass :Asterdae
Order :Solanales
Family :Solanaceae
Genus :Solanum
Species :S. lycopersicum
Botanical Description of Tomato
Habit: Annual herb, some time may be shrub.
Root: Tap root system, branched.
Stem: Weak, sprawling
Leaf: Compound leaf (pinnately compound)
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower: Actinomorphic, complete, hermaphroditeCalyx: Sepal 5, persistent
Corolla: petal 5 gamopetalous
Gynoecium: placentation central
Fruit: Berry
Table 2. Tomato varieties developed by Horticulture Research Center (HRC), BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Serial Number | Name of variety | Developed by | Growing season | Average yield (t ha-1) |
1 | BARI Tomato-1(Manik) | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 85-90 |
2 | BARI Tomato-2 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 85-90 |
3 | BARI Tomato -3 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 80-85 |
4 | BARI Tomato- 4 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 24-26 |
5 | BARI Tomato- 5 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 20-23 |
6 | BARI Tomato -6 (Chaiti) | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 35-40 |
7 | BARI Tomato -7 (Apurba) | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 95-100 |
8 | BARI Tomato- 8 (Shila) | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 100-115 |
9 | BARI Tomato- 9 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 85-90 |
10 | BARI Tomato-10 (hybrid) | HRC, BARI | Summer | 45-50 |
11 | BARI Tomato -11 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 35-40 |
12 | BARI Tomato -12 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 80-85 |
13 | BARI Tomato -13 (hybrid) | HRC, BARI | Summer | 45-50 |
14 | BARI Tomato- 14 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 90-95 |
15 | BARI Tomato- 15 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 80-85 |
16 | BARI Tomato- 16 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 71-80 |
17 | BARI Tomato- 17 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 70-75 |
18 | BARI Tomato- 18 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 70-81 |
19 | BARI Tomato- 19 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 65-67 |
20 | BARI Hybrid Tomato- 3 | HRC, BARI | Summer | 35-40 |
21 | BARI Hybrid Tomato- 4 | HRC, BARI | Summer | 40-50 |
22 | BARI Hybrid Tomato- 5 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 95-100 |
23 | BARI Hybrid Tomato-6 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 90-95 |
24 | BARI Hybrid Tomato-7 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 85-90 |
25 | BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 | HRC, BARI | Kharif (Summer) | 30-40 |
26 | BARI Hybrid Tomato-9 | HRC, BARI | Rabi | 74-81 |
27 | BARI Hybrid Tomato-10 | HRC, BARI | Kharif (Summer) | 40-42 |
Tomato Varieties Developed by BINA, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | ||||
28 | Bahar | BINA | Rabi | 65-70 |
29 | Binatomato-2 | BINA | Rabi | 36 |
30 | Binatomato-3 | BINA | Rabi | 20-22 |
31 | Binatomato-4 | BINA | Rabi | 77 |
32 | Binatomato-5 | BINA | Rabi | 69 |
33 | Binatomato-6 | BINA | Rabi | 85 |
34 | Binatomato-7 | BINA | Rabi | 87 |
35 | Binatomato-8 | BINA | Rabi | 90 |
36 | Binatomato-9 | BINA | Rabi | 105 |
37 | Binatomato-10 | BINA | Rabi | 80-85 |
38 | Binatomato-11 | BINA | Rabi | 95 |
39 | Binatomato-12 | BINA | Rabi | 90 |
40 | Binatomato-13 | BINA | Rabi | 87 |