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. 2012 Apr 19;2012:524873. doi: 10.1100/2012/524873

Table 3.

Mean squares from diallel analysis for various characters in cucumber (Griffing's model I Method 2).

Source of variation Degree of freedom Mean of square
Early yield Marketable yield Nonmarketable yield Total yield SWI Marketable yield percentage
GCA 5 0.13** 1.15** 0.026** 1.580** 1.37** 826.31**
SCA 15 0.036** 1.37** 0.007** 1.334** 1.57** 340.24**
M′e 40 0.004 0.02 0.001 0.021 0.03 35.95

MSGCA/MSSCA 3.61* 0.84 ns 3.71* 1.18 ns 0.87 ns 2.43 ns
Baker ratio 0.878 0.63 0.881 0.703 0.64 0.33
h 2 n 0.35 b 0.31 0.04 b 0.23

ns, *, ** non significant and significant at P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.01 respectively.

b: not estimated because MSGCA < MSSCA.