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The present investigation was planned and executed during spring and summer seasons of 2007 to 2010 at Vegetable Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Main Campus, Chatha. The experimental material include 60 diverse genotypes of tomato collected from various places including Indian Institute of Vegetable Research Institute (IIVR) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh and some local cultivars. The observations were recorded on yield and quality traits to generate information regarding the extent of genetic variability, heritability and expected genetic advance. Analysis of coefficient of variation revealed that the magnitude of the phenotypic coefficient of variation was higher than that of the genotypic coefficient of variation for all the seven characters under study. The highest values of the phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) were recorded for fruit yield, number of locules per fruit and pericarp thickness. High genotypic coefficients of variation (GCV) were recorded for yield polygalacturonase activity and pericarp thickness. High heritability was recorded for most of the characters, namely, pericarp thickness, polygalacturonase activity and alcohol insoluble solids. The above results are quite encouraging for advancing in tomato breeding.

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A field experiment was conducted to ascertain the Influence of Date of sowing and number of cuttings on leaf yield and quality of seed in Palak (Beta vulgaris var. bangalensis) in Experimental Field, Division of Vegetable Science, SKUAST-K Shalimar during three consecutive rabi seasons of 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. The experiment comprised of three sowing dates viz first fortnight of October, 2 nd fortnight of October and 1st fortnight of November and four levels of cutting i.e no cutting, one cutting, two cutting and three cutting. The observations were recorded on Green leaf weight (q/ha), 100 seed weight (g), seed yield (q/ha), Germination %, Vigour Index I & II and Economics of Production. The date pooled over three years reveals a significant effect of sowing dates and number of cuttings on leaf and seed yield. Results obtained indicated that highest green Short Research Article

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