Bioscience Methods 2026, Vol.17, No.3, 141-152 http://bioscipublisher.com/index.php/bm 147 Table 3 Effect of watering regime on the phenological and yield parameters of two genotypes of Solanum lycopersicum Growth parameters Tomato genotype Watering regime T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 Number of days to first flowering H1 39.75±0.32a 40.00±0.20a 43.75±1.80ab 45.75±1.65ab 52.00±2.35bc 60.00±2.80cd 65.00±2.42d - H3 47.50±0.65a 51.50±0.65b 55.50±0.65c 59.50±0.65d 63.50±0.65e 67.50±0.65f 71.50±0.65g - Number of fruit H1 6.50±0.20a 6.50±0.20a 5.75±0.14a 6.00±0.20a 6.00±0.20a 5.63±0.13a 5.63±0.24a - H3 5.50±0.65ab 4.50±0.65ab 3.50±0.65ab 6.00±0.41b 3.00±0.41a 5.50±0.65ab 4.50±0.65ab - Fruit fresh weight (g) H1 5.25±0.32a 5.00±0.20a 4.00±0.46a 4.00±0.41a 4.25±0.63a 3.75±0.63a 4.00±0.41a - H3 4.75±0.48ab 3.75±0.48a 5.50±0.65abc 4.75±0.75ab 7.25±0.48bc 6.50±0.65bc 7.75±0.48c - Fruit dry weight (g) H1 0.81±0.19a 1.75±0.41a 0.97±0.29a 0.66±0.30a 1.05±0.06a 0.85±0.19a 0.74±0.17a - H3 2.64±0.28ab 1.68±0.65a 2.80±0.77ab 2.55±0.60a 1.81±0.39a 2.93±0.28ab 4.92±0.42b - Fruit length (cm) H1 16.25±0.32a 18.00±0.20bc 17.50±0.20b 18.50±0.20cd 19.25±0.14de 19.50±0.20e 19.25±0.14de - H3 42.35±0.65g 38.35±0.65f 34.35±0.65e 30.35±0.65d 26.35±0.65c 22.35±0.65b 18.35±0.65a - Fruit breadth (cm) H1 18.18±0.38a 20.00±0.20b 19.50±0.20b 20.50±0.20b 21.38±0.24bc 21.50±0.20cd 21.88±0.13d - H3 75.28±0.65g 71.28±0.65f 67.28±0.65e 63.28±0.65d 59.28±0.65c 55.28±0.65b 51.28±0.65a - Note: Each value is a mean ±S.E. of 5 replicates. For each value, means with the same letter(s) in superscript on the same row are not significantly different at P ≥ 0.05 (Tukey HSD test). T1: watering twice daily; T2: watering once daily; T3: watering every two days; T4: watering every three days; T5: watering every four days; T6: watering every five days; T7: watering every six days; T8: continuous waterlogging; H1: Hortitom 1 genotype; H3: Hortitom 3 genotype
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