Participatory evaluation and selection of new tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) lines and varieties from the eastern region of Cuba
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of the species (Solanum lycopersicon L.) in the farmers´ hands
from the eastern region of Cuba, both research and extension
activities were carried out in such region along with the
Extension, Research and Agricultural Training Unit of Holguín
(UEICA-H) and �??Pedro Días Cuello�?� CCS from Velasco people
council, where a yield comparative assay was conducted
including nine varieties derived from the breeding programs
of �??Liliana Dimitrova�?� Horticultural Research Institute (IIHLD)
and the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA).
Also, some works were performed in �??Lidia Doce�?� UBPC of
the same Velasco people council and �??17 de Mayo�?� CPA,
Caujerí valley, in San Antonio del Sur municipality,
Guantánamo province, where biodiversity fairs were celebrated
using lines and varieties derived from the previously mentioned
centers together with the Main Research Institute on Tropical
Agriculture (INIFAT). Results from yield comparative assay
were evaluated through a Two-way Classification Variance
Analysis and Newman Keuls´ test to establish varietal effect.
Fair results were analyzed by the number of farmers selecting
each variety and participants´ most useful selection criteria.
Amalia, Vyta, Mariela and Mara were among the most selected
varieties in both fairs, occupying different places in each of
them, according to participants´ favourite ones. Mamonal-4
was included among the most selected varieties in Holguín
whereas HC-2580 in Guantánamo.
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