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

 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

 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

 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