Table 4.

Mean values in percentage for germination (GER) and protrusion (PROT) tests evaluated 4, 7, 14, and 21 days after sowing and heterosis, carried out at 10 °C in maize lines and hybrids seeds

Female Parental	Male Parental	Treat	PROT		Heterosis	GER		Heterosis
44	44	1	97	B	–	0	C	–
54	54	2	79	D	–	0	C	–
57	57	3	96	B	–	3	C	–
63	63	4	90	C	–	3	C	–
64	64	5	97	B	–	25	C	–
91	91	6	100	A	–	16	C	–
63	44	7	100	A	6.75	68	A	66.25
64	44	8	99	A	2	17	C	4.25
91	44	9	95	B	−3.75	81	A	73.25
63	54	10	63	E	−21.25	0	C	−1.25
64	54	11	95	B	7	15	C	2.75
91	54	12	100	A	10.25	46	B	37.75
63	57	13	96	B	3.25	21	C	17.75
64	57	14	96	B	−0.5	28	C	14.25
91	57	15	99	A	1.25	88	A	78.75
44	63	16	99	A	5.75	33	C	31.25
54	63	17	95	B	10.75	83	A	81.25
57	63	18	90	C	−2.75	18	C	14.75
44	64	19	100	A	3	74	A	61.25
54	64	20	100	A	12	48	B	35.25
57	64	21	95	B	−1.5	81	A	66.75
44	91	22	100	A	1.25	60	B	51.75
54	91	23	97	A	7.75	81	A	73.25
57	91	24	99	A	0.75	88	A	78.25

Means followed by the same capital letter in the column do not differ from each other at 5% probability by the Scott Knott test