Table 2.
The phenotypic effects of qVb9‐2
| Trait | NIL_maize | NIL_teosinte | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vascular bundle number | 137 (8.68) | 152 (12.19) | 8.50E‐11 |
| Leaf width (cm) | 10.17 (0.56) | 10.2 (0.57) | 0.7695 |
| Total leaf number | 18.6 (0.66) | 19.35 (0.79) | 5.62E‐07 |
| Tassel branch number | 14.93 (3.01) | 18 (3.1) | 4.59E‐07 |
| Cob diameter (mm) | 18.07 (2.16) | 17.48 (2.28) | 0.199 |
| 100 Kernel weight (g) | 16.49 (2.18) | 16.31 (1.9) | 0.7724 |
| 20 Kernel length (cm) | 16.31 (0.78) | 16.31 (0.63) | 0.9986 |
| 20 Kernel width (cm) | 12.98 (0.62) | 12.94 (0.55) | 0.8253 |
| Kernel row number | 13.04 (1.37) | 13.22 (1.4) | 0.6573 |
NIL_maize and NIL_teosinte are the NIL homozygous for maize and teosinte at qVb9‐2, respectively. The values are shown in Mean (Sd) with n > 30 in maize_NIL and teosinte_NIL. P‐values are the significance of phenotypic difference between NIL_maize and NIL_teosinte (t‐tests).