TABLE 5.

Variance components (, genotypic variance; , error variance) and heritability (h²) estimates with associated standard errors for five biomass-related traits in RILs and their triple testcross progenies with testers P1, P2, and F₁ in Arabidopsis hybrid C24 × Col-0

Parameters	RD22	RD29	GR	DMC	BY
(RILs)	37.10 ± 4.50**	145.53 ± 17.37**	1.076 ± 0.140**	1.004 ± 0.117**	874 ± 112**
(H1)a	49.51 ± 5.60**	156.03 ± 18.14**	0.682 ± 0.104**	0.237 ± 0.047**	1109 ± 133**
(H2)b	50.76 ± 5.79**	120.75 ± 15.31**	0.535 ± 0.091**	0.219 ± 0.051**	1557 ± 176**
(H3)c	44.32 ± 5.14**	100.87 ± 13.11**	0.421 ± 0.078**	0.160 ± 0.039**	1073 ± 131**
	28.42 ± 0.89	98.77 ± 3.20	1.018 ± 0.033	0.663 ± 0.021	833 ± 26
(%)	79.66 ± 2.13	81.55 ± 1.95	76.02 ± 2.56	81.96 ± 1.89	75.88 ± 2.55
(%)	83.57 ± 1.28	79.27 ± 1.69	61.68 ± 3.06	48.21 ± 4.44	81.78 ± 1.41

* Significant at P < 0.05 and ** significant at P < 0.01.

^aH₁ denotes the testcross progenies of RILs with tester P1.

^bH₂ denotes the testcross progenies of RILs with tester P2.

^cH₃ denotes the testcross progenies of RILs with tester F₁.