The Modified Triple Test Cross analysis was applied
to estimate additive (D), dominance (H), and epistatic components of genetic
variance for ten quantitative triads in tomato in spring-summer season. Three tests,
BT-17 and PS-1 and three hybrids (BT-17x PS-1) were crossed to 15 pure breeding
lines to develop the experimental materials. Overall epistasis and its
component were significant for the traits days to flowering, number of flower
per cluster and number of fruit per cluster. The epistasis x block reaction was
non-significant for all the characters. The additive as well as dominance
component of genetic variance were significant for all the characters except
number of branches, fruit set percent and number of fruit per plant and only
dominance component for number of fruit per cluster. All the traits showed
partial dominance except number of branches, days to flowering, fruit size and
fruit weight. Non-significant directional element (F) for days to flowering, number
of flower per cluster, fruit set per cent, fruit weight and yield per plant
suggest am bidirectional nature of dominance.