Table 1.

Performance of kernel traits in CSSLs × Zheng58 and CSSLs × Xun9058 populations.

Locations	Traits	Parents		Zheng58 × lx9801		CSSLs × Zheng58
		lx9801	Zheng58	Mean	Mid-parent heterosis (%)	Mean	Mid-parent heterosis (%)	Ske.	Kur.
Changge	KL(mm)	8.93 ± 0.08	9.36 ± 0.02	10.27 ± 0.03	12.28	10.21 ± 0.04	12.31	−0.44	0.19
	KW(mm)	8.50 ± 0.03	8.62 ± 0.07	9.23 ± 0.01	7.88	9.10 ± 0.04	8.46	0.12	−0.68
	KT(mm)	4.57 ± 0.02	5.29 ± 0.04	4.48 ± 0.03	−9.22	4.47 ± 0.01	−9.32	−0.48	0.36
	HKW(g)	21.24 ± 0.19	28.95 ± 0.71	29.75 ± 0.48	18.56	30.23 ± 0.17	18.61	−0.09	−0.57
Hebi	KL(mm)	9.21 ± 0.05	9.76 ± 0.04	10.58 ± 0.02	11.58	10.62 ± 0.06	11.46	−0.15	0.39
	KW(mm)	9.13 ± 0.03	8.93 ± 0.04	9.60 ± 0.04	6.27	9.66 ± 0.06	7.69	0.37	−0.21
	KT(mm)	4.57 ± 0.01	5.14 ± 0.06	4.66 ± 0.04	−3.99	4.59 ± 0.01	−4.09	−0.31	−0.30
	HKW(g)	24.97 ± 1.24	30.7 ± 1.13	34.54 ± 0.42	24.07	34.86 ± 0.18	24.34	−0.14	0.86
Locations	Traits	Parents		Xun9058 × lx9801		CSSLs × Xun9058
		Xun9058	CSSLs	Mean	Mid-parent heterosis (%)	Mean	Mid-parent heterosis (%)	Ske	kur
Changge	KL(mm)	9.80 ± 0.04	8.92 ± 0.06	10 ± 0.03	6.78	9.94 ± 0.03	6.2	−0.16	0.01
	KW(mm)	8.55 ± 0.02	8.90 ± 0.05	9.1 ± 0.02	6.74	9.06 ± 0.03	3.84	−0.51	0.49
	KT(mm)	5.29 ± 0.06	4.58 ± 0.04	4.37 ± 0.01	−11.35	4.41 ± 0.01	−10.64	0.02	0.24
	HKW(g)	24.17 ± 0.56	21.22 ± 0.25	24.91 ± 0.47	9.71	25.73 ± 0.25	13.37	0.01	0.60
Hebi	KL(mm)	10.77 ± 0.06	9.23 ± 0.06	10.69 ± 0.04	7.01	10.63 ± 0.08	6.91	−0.47	0.85
	KW(mm)	8.93 ± 0.03	8.90 ± 0.07	10.01 ± 0.03	10.82	9.87 ± 0.09	12.30	−0.18	−0.62
	KT(mm)	5.14 ± 0.07	4.58 ± 0.03	4.57 ± 0.04	−5.85	4.54 ± 0.02	−5.93	0.46	0.47
	HKW(g)	30.23 ± 0.82	24.85 ± 0.29	34.35 ± 0.67	24.46	34.41 ± 0.29	24.73	0.01	−0.01

KL, kernel length; KW, kernel width; KT, kernel thickness; HKW, 100-kernel weight; ± , standard deviation.