Skip to main content
. 2020 Sep 3;9(9):1140. doi: 10.3390/plants9091140

Table 3.

General combining ability (GCA) effects of the eight parental inbred lines for all the studied traits under three plant densities across two locations.

Inbred Line DTS ASI PLHT EHT
D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3
L1 −0.84 ** −0.94 ** −1.08 ** −0.27 ** −0.26 ** −0.16 ** −7.22 ** −10.48 ** −3.92 ** 10.29 ** 8.20 ** 5.43 **
L2 −0.21 −0.27 0.07 −0.28 ** −0.31 ** −0.30 ** −0.90 −2.58 −7.66 ** −1.35 −1.28 −1.54
L3 −0.62 ** −0.81 ** −0.38 ** 0.43 ** 0.48 ** 0.37 ** −3.52 * −1.12 −4.93 ** −3.74 ** −4.22 ** −3.03 **
L4 −0.74 ** −0.60 ** −0.20 −0.05 −0.09 −0.23 ** 18.43 ** 24.20 ** 22.27 ** 1.48 3.60 ** 4.25 **
L5 0.62 ** 0.34 * −0.56 ** −0.31 ** −0.43 ** −0.30 ** −4.29 ** −3.48 * −2.93 * −4.21 ** −6.60 ** −6.32 **
L6 1.28 ** 1.49 ** 1.32 ** 0.65 ** 0.58 ** 0.42 ** −8.60 ** −9.06 ** −5.94 ** 1.38 1.93 3.43 **
L7 0.09 0.30 * 0.95 ** 0.02 0.14 * 0.13 * 10.17 ** 8.45 ** 9.75 ** 3.13 ** 3.12 ** 1.33
L8 0.43 ** 0.49 ** −0.12 −0.19 ** −0.11 * 0.07 −4.05 ** −5.94 ** −6.64 ** −6.99 ** −4.75 ** −3.55 **
LSD 0.05 0.28 0.11 2.82 2.00
LSD 0.01 0.36 0.15 3.70 2.63
Inbred Line LANG CHLC ED NRPE
D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3
L1 −2.31 ** −2.55 ** −3.35 ** 0.07 0.80 ** 2.13 ** 0.13 * 0.08 0.20 ** −0.14 0.33 ** 0.45 **
L2 −1.81 ** −1.62 ** −0.92 ** 1.72 ** 2.58 ** 3.18 ** 0.11 −0.08 −0.19 ** 0.39 ** 0.43 ** 0.50 **
L3 5.51 ** 5.71 ** 5.63 ** −1.13 ** −1.32 ** −0.74 ** −0.02 0.13 * 0.06 −0.73 ** −0.55 ** −0.51 **
L4 −3.77 ** −2.92 ** −2.87 ** −0.20 −0.42 −1.20 ** 0.04 −0.03 −0.06 0.13 −0.29 ** −0.19 *
L5 −0.62 * −0.13 −0.75 ** 1.19 ** −0.38 0.16 −0.09 0.02 −0.02 0.42 ** 0.27 ** 0.16
L6 0.84 ** 0.55 * 1.34 ** −0.44 * −0.61 ** −1.81 ** −0.21 ** −0.11 −0.06 0.16 −0.07 −0.08
L7 1.74 ** 1.18 ** 1.15 ** −0.97 ** 0.00 −1.34 ** −0.13 * −0.12 * −0.07 −0.72 ** −0.52 ** −0.37 **
L8 0.42 −0.21 −0.23 −0.24 −0.66 ** −0.38 0.17 ** 0.09 0.13 * 0.48 ** 0.40 ** 0.04
LSD 0.05 0.50 0.43 0.12 0.19
LSD 0.01 0.66 0.56 0.15 0.25
Inbred Line NKPR TKW GYPP GYPH
D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3
L1 −0.55 * −0.14 0.58 * 12.63 ** 16.08 ** 17.98 ** 12.19 ** 9.92 ** 8.79 ** 0.73 ** 0.71 ** 0.73 **
L2 1.47 ** 1.06 ** 1.15 ** 18.79 ** 16.50 ** 10.23 ** 19.20 ** 19.23 ** 15.67 ** 1.14 ** 1.37 ** 1.30 **
L3 0.68 ** −0.55 * −1.17 ** −17.88 ** −10.58 ** −6.60 ** −16.55 ** −16.58 ** −16.95 ** −0.98 ** −1.18 ** −1.39 **
L4 −0.62 * 0.08 −0.71 ** 6.63 ** 3.75 * 1.81 −3.93 ** 0.90 −0.58 −0.23 ** 0.06 −0.05
L5 −1.43 ** −0.73 ** −0.48 * 0.46 −3.08 −5.10 ** 6.92 ** 4.29 ** 4.19 ** 0.41 ** 0.31 ** 0.34 **
L6 −0.27 0.46 0.62 * −5.21 ** −2.58 4.73 * −13.70 ** −10.97 ** −7.49 ** −0.82 ** −0.78 ** −0.63 **
L7 0.56 * −0.01 0.05 −9.04 ** −13.08 ** −13.27 ** −4.05 ** −4.52 ** −6.16 ** −0.24 ** −0.32 ** −0.50 **
L8 0.15 −0.17 −0.05 −6.38 ** −7.00 ** −9.77 ** −0.08 −2.27 * 2.53 * 0.00 −0.16 * 0.21 **
LSD 0.05 0.48 3.68 2.07 0.15
LSD 0.01 0.63 4.84 2.72 0.20

* and ** significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels of probability, respectively. DTS: days to 50% silking, ASI: anthesis–silking interval, PLHT: plant height, EHT: ear height, LANG: leaf angle, CHLC: chlorophyll content, ED: ear diameter, NRPE: number of rows per ear, NKPR: number of kernels per row, TKW: thousand kernel weight, GYPP: grain yield per plant and GYPH: grain yield per hectare.