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Table 3.

Correlation coefficients between RILs, testcross F₁s, and mid-parent heterosis.

Item^a	Trait^b
Item^a	NP	NGP	NSP	SF	TGW	GY
RIL versus TC	0.375^∗∗	0.446^∗∗	0.675^∗∗	0.406^∗∗	0.902^∗∗	0.377^∗∗
RIL versus H_MP	−0.103	−0.086	−0.022	0.110	0.200^∗∗	0.014
TC versus H_MP	0.882^∗∗	0.840^∗∗	0.684^∗∗	0.953^∗∗	0.598^∗∗	0.925^∗∗

^aRIL, recombinant inbred line; TC, testcross F₁; H_MP, mid-parent heterosis.

^bNP, number of panicles per plant; NGP, number of grains per panicle; NSP, number of spikelets per panicle; SF, spikelet fertility; TGW, 1000-grain weight; GY, grain yield per plant. ^∗∗Significant at P < 0.01.