Table 1. Median height, mean height, and SD of F3 families derived from informative F2 plants, the number of F3 plants per family with height <110 cm, and F2 genotypic score.
| F2 plant ID | No. of F3 progeny (batch)a | Median plant height, cm | Mean plant height, cm | SD, cm | Number (percentage) of plants <110 cmb | F2 genotype at d2 locus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 (1) | 85 | 87 | 13.99 | 23 (100%) | d2d2 |
| 55 | 23 (1) | 139 | 137.6 | 22.63 | 3 (13%) | D2d2 |
| 177 | 23 (1) | 62 | 63 | 11.82 | 23 (100%) | d2d2 |
| 263 | 25 (1) | 104 | 109.1 | 16.94 | NDc | D2D2 or D2d2 |
| 310 | 25 (1) | 160 | 155.4 | 22.66 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 320 | 24 (1) | 150.5 | 150.5 | 21.57 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 344 | 23 (1) | 85 | 86 | 17.20 | 21 (91.3%) | d2d2 |
| 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 374 | 23 (2) | 89 | 82.3 | 18.16 | d2d2 | |
| 477 | 25 (1) | 61 | 64.8 | 16.04 | 25 (100%) | d2d2 |
| 479 | 22 (1) | 155 | 153 | 29.27 | 1 (4.6%)* | D2D2 |
| 486 | 24 (1) | 107 | 109.6 | 30.09 | ND | D2D2 or D2d2 |
| 486 | 15 (3) | 130 | 121.8 | 23.21 | ND | D2D2 or D2d2 |
| 496 | 23 (1) | 142 | 132.5 | 28.17 | 4 (17.4%) | D2d2 |
| 514 | 21 (2) | 121 | 129.9 | 34.66 | ND | D2D2 or D2d2 |
| 612 | 23 (2) | 154 | 150.3 | 24.35 | 2 (8.7%) | D2d2 |
| 701 | 15 (2) | 181 | 179.8 | 23.63 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 778 | 21 (2) | 145 | 145.1 | 26.81 | 1 (4.8%)* | D2d2 |
| 787 | 17 (3) | 157 | 150.7 | 26.51 | 2 (11.8%) | D2d2 |
| 812 | 17 (2) | 210 | 203.2 | 22.54 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 900 | 13 (2) | 189 | 182 | 23.88 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 914 | 14 (2) | 192.5 | 185.9 | 47.83 | 2 (14.3%) | D2d2 |
| 924 | 22 (2) | 186 | 186.4 | 24.49 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
| 930 | 18 (2) | 206 | 208.4 | 28.34 | 0 (0%) | D2D2 |
a
F3 families with the same batch number were grown concurrently.
b
Except where the percentage of plants <110 cm is 0% or 100%, SD from 25% at P ≤ 0.05 is indicated with an asterisk (*).
c
Not determined in F3 families with a median height between 90 and 135 cm.