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. 2012 Nov 21;112(2):381–389. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs245

Table 1.

Percentage contributions for individual variance components derived from the REML analyses of biomass and root architectural data measured in the Brassica napus TNDH mapping population

Trait Replicate Run Plate Position Line [P]ext Line × [P]ext Residual
SDW 0·32 2·97 10·62 2·74 30·70*** 3·98*** 4·72*** 43·94
RDW 1·64 3·53 13·19 0·84 28·01*** 2·67*** 3·47*** 46·64
PRL 2·29 9·95 9·64 3·27 13·08*** 23·52*** 4·15*** 34·10
LRL 0·53 6·11 13·91 1·56 16·06*** 3·12*** 5·08*** 53·63
LRN 0·67 9·98 10·93 1·17 15·92*** 1·30*** 4·54*** 55·48
LRD 1·11 6·43 8·41 1·28 13·47*** 17·77*** 4·88*** 46·65
TRL 0·79 12·14 9·88 1·46 14·81*** 14·78*** 4·65*** 41·48

Data were analysed in GenStat using the REML procedures with a random term [(Replicate/Run/Plate/Position) + ([P]ext × Line)] and no defined fixed factors.

A Wald test statistic was calculated so that significant sources of variation could be identified using a χ2 function (degrees of freedom for Line = 191, [P]ext = 1, Line × [P]ext = 191; *** = P < 0·001).