Table 2.
Mean values for the number of seminal roots, seedling root length (cm) and root angle (°) of the six highest (top) and six lowest (bottom) ranked wheat-alien chromosome lines along with the CS check (Experiment 1)
| Rank | Number of seminal roots | Seedling root length (cm) | Root angle (°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 6 | |||
| TA5088 (6.3 ± 0.52) | TA5636 (23.0 ± 0.55) | TA7660 (59.3 ± 1.20) | |
| TA5638 (6.3 ± 0.51) | TA5584 (22.6 ± 0.79) | TA3583 (59.0 ± 0.33) | |
| TA7667 (6.3 ± 0.67) | TA7655 (22.0 ± 0.10) | TA5584 (59.0 ± 1.53) | |
| TA7599 (6.0 ± 0.11) | TA7598 (22.0 ± 0.29) | TA7598 (57.0 ± 3.48) | |
| TA7619 (5.0 ± 0.58) | TA3583 (21.6 ± 0.26) | TA5594 (56.0 ± 2.31) | |
| TA7688 (5.0 ± 0.58) | TA6656 (21.5 ± 0.88) | TA5618 (55.0 ± 1.53) | |
| Bottom 6 | |||
| TA3583 (3.3 ± 0.33) | TA7660 (13.4 ± 0.14) | TA7657 (41.3 ± 0.33) | |
| TA5584 (3.3 ± 0.33) | TA7616 (12.1 ± 0.27) | TA7544 (41.0 ± 2.41) | |
| TA5637 (3.3 ± 0.33) | TA5616 (12.0 ± 0.13) | TA5624 (40.7 ± 0.58) | |
| TA7543 (3.3 ± 0.33) | TA7620 (11.7 ± 0.11) | TA5638 (40.0 ± 2.67) | |
| TA7547 (3.3 ± 0.33) | TA7667 (10.1 ± 0.50) | TA6656 (38.7 ± 1.86) | |
| TA5657 (2.6 ± 0.33) | TA7549 (6.8 ± 0.11) | TA5088 (38.3 ± 2.66) | |
| Check (CS) | |||
| 3008 (2.6 ± 0.33) | 3008 (10.9 ± 0.58) | 3008 (46.0 ± 0.58) | |
| LSD | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
Genotypes were ranked based on numerical values. Values in parentheses are means ± standard error of the respective trait. CS Chinese Spring, LSD least significant difference