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Pre-Breeding Genetic Diversity Assessment of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars Based on Molecular, Morphological and Physicochemical Parameters

Jameel M. Al-Khayri^1,*, Salha M. Alshamrani², Adel A. Rezk¹, Wael F. Shehata¹, Mustafa I. Almaghasla³, Tarek A. Shalaby^3,4, Ahmed M. Saad⁵, Fatmah A. Safhi⁶, Muhammad N. Sattar⁷, Arafat A. Abdel Latef⁸, Mahmoud Z. Sitohy⁵, Abdallah A. Hassanin^9,*

1 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, 21959, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Arid Land Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia, Plant Pests, and Diseases Unit, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, 33516, Egypt
5 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
6 Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
7 Central Laboratories, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
8 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
9 Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt

* Corresponding Authors: Jameel M. Al-Khayri. Email: ; Abdallah A. Hassanin. Email: ,