Table 3.
Agronomic performance and β-carotene value of hybrids developed through MABB under comparative yield trail (CYT).
| Hybrid | Plant height (cm) | Days to 50% tasseling | Days to 50% silking | 1,000 grain weight (g) | Grain yield/plant (g) | Yield (t/ha) | β-carotene (μg/g) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGD1 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Kharif 2015 | VGI2 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Kharif 2015 | VGI2 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Kharif 2016 | VGI2 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Kharif 2015 | VGI2 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Rabi 2014–15 | VGD1 Kharif 2015 | VGI2 Rabi 2014–15 | % increase over CO6 | % increase over NK6240 | |||
| aACM-M13-0013 | 185.00 | 184.00 | 186.00 | 46.00 | 47.00 | 46.00 | 48.00 | 49.00 | 49.00 | 345.00 | 343.00 | 344.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 164.00 | 4.49 | 6.53 | 10.93 | 8.92 |
| aACM-M13-0023 | 187.00 | 186.00 | 188.00 | 45.00 | 46.00 | 45.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 47.00 | 330.00 | 329.00 | 332.00 | 179.00 | 176.00 | 178.00 | 13.38 | 15.59 | 11.86 | 9.05 |
| aACM-M13-0033 | 238.00 | 237.00 | 239.00 | 50.00 | 49.00 | 49.00 | 53.00 | 52.00 | 52.00 | 400.00 | 401.00 | 400.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 162.00 | 2.58 | 4.58 | 10.73 | 8.24 |
| aACM-M13-0043 | 206.00 | 205.00 | 206.00 | 48.00 | 49.00 | 48.00 | 51.00 | 52.00 | 51.00 | 420.00 | 420.00 | 418.00 | 164.00 | 162.00 | 163.00 | 3.82 | 5.84 | 10.86 | 8.47 |
| aACM-M13-0053 | 208.00 | 207.00 | 208.00 | 49.00 | 49.00 | 48.00 | 52.00 | 52.00 | 50.00 | 340.00 | 339.00 | 341.00 | 161.00 | 162.00 | 160.00 | 2.58 | 4.58 | 10.73 | 8.83 |
| SE4 | 9.55 | 9.55 | 9.53 | 0.93 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 18.00 | 18.39 | 17.49 | 3.47 | 2.73 | 3.22 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| SD5 | 21.35 | 21.35 | 21.30 | 2.07 | 1.41 | 1.64 | 2.30 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 40.25 | 41.13 | 39.12 | 7.77 | 6.10 | 7.20 | 4.55 | 4.64 | 0.48 | 0.33 |
| bCO66 | 189.00 | 188.00 | 190.00 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 52.00 | 56.00 | 56.00 | 55.00 | 400.00 | 401.00 | 400.00 | 157.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 10.46 | 1.24 | ||
| bNK62406 | 200.00 | 198.00 | 200.00 | 49.00 | 50.00 | 48.00 | 52.00 | 53.00 | 51.00 | 330.00 | 331.00 | 330.00 | 168.00 | 169.00 | 167.00 | 10.26 | 0.71 | ||
| Test hybrid mean | 204.80 | 203.80 | 205.40 | 47.60 | 48.00 | 47.20 | 50.40 | 50.60 | 49.80 | 367.00 | 366.40 | 367.00 | 165.40 | 165.20 | 165.40 | 5.37 | 7.42 | 11.02 | 8.7 |
| Check hybrid mean | 194.50 | 193.00 | 195.00 | 51.00 | 51.50 | 50.00 | 54.00 | 54.50 | 53.00 | 365.00 | 366.00 | 365.00 | 162.50 | 164.00 | 162.00 | 10.36 | 0.97 | ||
1
Vaigai dam,
2
Vagarai,
3
High beta carotene hybrids,
4
Standard error,
5
Standard deviation,
6
Standard checks.
a
Test hybrids,
b
Check hybrids. Note: Yield (t/ha) given is the average of the hybrids.