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. 2012 Jul 24;12:113. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-113

Table 2.

Outcrossing rates and inbreeding coefficient

Population
Sample sizes
tm± SE
ts± SE
(tm-ts) ± SE
F
Fe
Fe - F
  m n            
BUR03
112
13
0.014 ± 0.007
0.014 ± 0.007
0.000 ± 0.000
0.649
0.972
0.323
BUR05
105
11
0.095 ± 0.035
0.064 ± 0.024
0.031 ± 0.017
0.458
0.826
0.368
BUR07
148
14
0.061 ± 0.007
0.044 ± 0.006
0.017 ± 0.004
0.990
0.885
−0.105
BUR16
108
13
0.013 ± 0.002
0.014 ± 0.002
0.000 ± 0.000
0.736
0.974
0.238
BUR23
102
11
0.028 ± 0.014
0.020 ± 0.014
0.008 ± 0.003
0.753
0.946
0.193
BUR27
110
12
0.050 ± 0.008
0.038 ± 0.007
0.012 ± 0.003
0.689
0.905
0.216
BUR29
106
12
0.010 ± 0.000
0.010 ± 0.000
0.000 ± 0.000
0.906
0.980
0.074
BUR32
98
11
0.010 ± 0.000
0.010 ± 0.000
0.000 ± 0.000
0.879
0.980
0.101
Mean BUR
 
 
0.035 ± 0.011**
0.027 ± 0.007**
0.009 ± 0.004(*)
0.758 ± 0.059**
0.934 ± 0.020**
0.176 ± 0.0532*
NIG05
146
15
0.063 ± 0.019
0.020 ± 0.010
0.044 ± 0.014
0.471
0.881
0.410
NIG09
214
24
0.010 ± 0.000
0.010 ± 0.000
0.000 ± 0.000
0.892
0.980
0.088
NIG10
172
20
0.016 ± 0.002
0.012 ± 0.001
0.004 ± 0.001
0.948
0.969
0.021
NIG11
182
18
0.010 ± 0.000
0.010 ± 0.000
0.000 ± 0.000
0.889
0.980
0.091
NIG12
276
28
0.037 ± 0.003
0.025 ± 0.002
0.012 ± 0.001
0.990
0.929
−0.061
NIG13
164
17
0.034 ± 0.004
0.022 ± 0.003
0.012 ± 0.002
0.990
0.934
−0.056
NIG14
126
13
0.058 ± 0.004
0.040 ± 0.003
0.017 ± 0.002
0.990
0.890
−0.100
mean NIG
 
 
0.033 ± 0.008*
0.020 ± 0.004*
0.013 ± 0.006(*)
0.881 ± 0.070*
0.938 ± 0.016*
0.056 ± 0.065 ns
Mean     0.034 ± 0.007*** 0.024 ± 0.004*** 0.010 ± 0.003** 0.815 ± 0.028*** 0.936 ± 0.013*** 0.125 ± 0.043*

tm is the multilocus population outcrossing rate, ts is the averaged single locus estimate of outcrossing rate, a positive and significant (tmts) reflects biparental inbreeding. F is the (minimum variance estimate of) single locus inbreeding coefficient of maternal parents, Fe is the expected inbreeding coefficient at equilibrium, (Fe-F) quantifies deviation from inbreeding equilibrium based on selfing rate (Fe). tm and ts were tested to differ from 1, the other parameters were tested to differ from zero. Significance levels correspond to the results of non-parametric Wilcoxon signed rank tests, ns for P > 0.1, (*) for P < 0.1, * for P < 0.050; ** for P <0.010 and *** for P < 0.001.

Outcrossing rates estimates and inbreeding coefficient were computed for 15 wild cowpea populations by comparing the inferred maternal genotypes to the progeny genotypes.