. 2014 Jun 20;9(6):e96939. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096939

Table 3. Mean values of the ILHs for important agronomic traits and extent of heterosis (%) over parents check hybrids and recurrent parents in 17 hybrids.

Traits	Parameters	ILHs
		ILH 299^∧ ^a	ILH 326^∧	ILH 411^∧	ILH 435^∧	ILH 867^∼	ILH 873^∼	ILH 894^∼	ILH 896^∼	ILH 900^∼	ILH 901^∼	ILH 921^∼	ILH 924^∼	ILH 929^∼	ILH 951^∼	ILH 1011^∼	ILH 1459^∼	ILH 1433^∼
Panicle length (cm)	Mean of test hybrid	27.4	27.8	26.3	25.8	26.	27.6	24.8	25.5	25.3	26.9	29.4	25.2	25.0	27.7	27.6	25.3	23.7
	Heterosis over IL	7.8 ^**	17.6 ^**	2.9	9.7 ^**	4.3	6.5 ^*	3.5	1.6	3.4	7.63 ^**	23.8 ^**	2.5	1.6	10.1 ^**	10.3 ^**	11.8 ^**	−10.9^**
	Heterosis over PMS17B	17.1 ^**	18.9 ^**	12.5 ^**	10.3 ^**	10.9 ^**	16.2 ^**	4.5	7.5 ^*	6.8 ^*	13.6 ^**	23.8 ^**	6.31 ^*	5.53	16.9 ^**	16.4 ^**	6.5 ^*	−0.1
	Heterosis over CH 1or CH2	9.3 ^**	11.0 ^**	5.0 ^*	2.9	5.6 ^*	10.8 ^**	−0.3	2.4	1.7	8.0 ^**	17.9 ^**	1.3	0.5	11.4 ^**	10.9 ^**	1.5	−4.8
	Heterosis over recurrent parent	9.9 ^**	11.7 ^**	5.6 ^*	3.6	7.7 ^**	12.9 ^**	1.5	4.3	3.6	10.0 ^**	20.2 ^**	3.2	2.4	13.5 ^**	13.0 ^**	3.4	−3.0
Grains per panicle	Mean of test hybrid	175.3	173.4	130.0	157.2	172.6	140.5	150.0	123.9	124.7	168.2	180.0	115.2	114.7	181.4	158.0	157.0	138.8
	Heterosis over IL	40.3 ^**	38.8 ^**	2.4	18.2 ^**	16.0 ^**	7.3	−3.7	−6.4	−1.1	28.5 ^**	37.7 ^**	−7.3	−16.0^**	33.2 ^**	22.8 ^**	19.5 ^**	3.1
	Heterosis over PMS17B	17.2 ^**	15.9 ^**	−13.0^**	5.0	9.0	−11.2^*	−5.2	−21.7^**	−21.1^**	6.2	13.7 ^**	−27.2^**	−27.5^**	14.5 ^**	−0.1	−0.8	−12.2^*
	Heterosis over CH 1or CH2	35.6 ^**	34.1 ^**	0.6	21.6 ^**	16.8 ^**	−4.8	1.5	−16.0^**	−15.5^**	13.9 ^**	21.9 ^**	−22.0^**	−22.3^**	22.8 ^**	7.0	6.3	−5.9
	Heterosis over recurrent parent	38.6 ^**	37.1 ^**	2.8	24.3 ^**	20.9 ^**	−1.5	5.1	−13.1^*	−12.5^*	17.8 ^**	26.1 ^**	−19.2^**	−19.5^**	27.0 ^**	10.7 ^*	10.0	−2.7
Spikelet fertility (%)	Mean of test hybrid	84.4	83.2	64.5	71.8	78.2	66.9	72.5	63.5	62.3	75.5	80.3	56.4	59.1	85.4	74.9	73.8	57.6
	Heterosis over IL	2.5	13.2 ^*	−9.5	−9.6^*	−4.4	−25.8^**	−18.8^**	−26.8^**	−20.9^**	−13.5^**	10.4 ^**	−33.9^**	−27.7^**	−2.2	−7.1^*	5.9	−31.4^**
	Heterosis over PMS17B	17.3 ^**	15.7 ^**	−10.2^*	−0.1	7.5 ^*	−8.0^*	−0.3	−12.6^**	−14.3^**	3.7	10.3 ^**	−22.4^**	−18.6^**	17.4 ^**	3.0	1.4	−20.7^**
	Heterosis over CH 1or CH2	7.9	6.4	−17.3^**	−8.1	8.4 ^*	−7.2^*	0.4	−11.9^**	−13.6^**	4.6	11.3 ^**	−21.7^**	−17.9^**	18.4 ^**	3.9	2.3	−20.5^**
	Heterosis over recurrent parent	1.9	0.4	−22.0^**	−13.2^**	−14.2^**	−26.6^**	−20.5^**	−30.3^**	−31.6^**	−17.2^**	−11.9^**	−38.0^**	−35.1^**	−6.29^*	−17.8^**	−19.0^**	−36.5^**
1000 grain weight (g)	Mean of test hybrid	25.5	24.9	27.1	25.0	26.3	25.0	24.9	26.4	26.9	26.1	24.7	27.1	25.4	28.3	25.1	23.9	24.8
	Heterosis over IL	17.5 ^**	7.17 ^*	9.3 ^**	6.8 ^*	7.2 ^**	6.8 ^*	6.3 ^*	−1.8	−0.1	0.9	8.4 ^**	−4.7	1.6	12.4 ^**	−0.2	1.9	−4.5
	Heterosis over PMS17B	15.1 ^**	12.3 ^**	22.2 ^**	12.8 ^**	17.5 ^**	11.9 ^**	11.4 ^**	17.8 ^**	20.1 ^**	16.6 ^**	10.5 ^**	20.9 ^**	13.5 ^**	26.5 ^**	12.1 ^**	6.7 ^*	10.9 ^**
	Heterosis over CH 1or CH2	9.4 ^**	6.8 ^*	16.1 ^**	7.2^*	9.2 ^**	3.9	3.5	9.4 ^**	11.6 ^**	8.3 ^**	2.6	12.3 ^**	5.4	17.5 ^**	4.1	−0.8	3.1
	Heterosis over recurrent parent	5.2	2.6	11.6 ^**	3.1	−0.8	−5.6^*	−6.0^*	−0.6	1.3	−1.6	−6.8^*	1.9	−4.3	6.7 ^*	−5.4^*	−9.9^**	−6.4^*
Grain yield (t/ha)	Mean of test hybrid	8.99	8.76	6.13	5.75	9.59	7.15	7.84	7.27	6.11	9.42	9.64	5.59	6.43	9.82	8.85	8.21	5.53
	Heterosis over IL	30.3 ^**	74.3 ^**	−5.3	−11.0	23.6 ^*	−10.2	−6.4	−19.1 ^*	−34.5^**	7.8	26.4 ^**	−36.7^**	−19.4^*	51.6 ^**	5.6	24.4 ^*	−33.1^**
	Heterosis over PMS17B	18.7 ^*	15.6 ^*	−19.0^*	−24.0^**	15.6	−13.8	−5.4	−12.3	−26.2^**	13.6	16.3	−32.6^**	−22.4^*	18.4 ^*	6.6	−1.0	−33.2^**
	Heterosis over CH 1or CH2	33.3 ^**	29.8 ^**	−9.1	−14.7	39.6 ^**	4.0	14.1	5.7	−11.0	37.1 ^**	40.3 ^**	−18.6	−6.3	43.0 ^**	28.7 ^**	19.4	−19.4
	Heterosis over recurrent parent	12.1	9.2	−23.5^**	−28.2^**	19.9 ^*	−10.6	−1.9	−9.1	−23.5^**	17.8 ^*	20.5 ^*	−30.1^**	−19.5^*	22.8 ^*	10.6	2.6	−30.7^**

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

CH1 = PMS17A/Pusa44; CH2 = PMS17A/PR114;

∧ILH developed from Pusa44 derived IL.

^∼

ILH developed from PR114 derived IL;

details of the hybrids are presented in table 1.