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. 2017 Nov 3;213:261. doi: 10.1007/s10681-017-2048-4

Table 4. Estimates of general combining ability (GCA) effects for grain yield (t ha–1) of 13 QPM inbred lines at individual locations and across conditions.

Line Optimal conditions Drought stress Low N stress
Embu Kakamega Kiboko Across Kiboko 2009 Kiboko 2010 Across
1    0.40    1.07***    1.51***    1.00***    0.44*    0.15    0.29*    0.18
2    0.49    1.39***    0.67***    0.85***    0.49* − 0.01    0.24 − 0.43***
3 − 0.34 − 0.98**    0.47** − 0.28 − 0.10 − 0.47** − 0.29*    0.43***
4    0.22 − 0.50 − 0.27 − 0.18    0.26    0.24    0.25    0.46***
5 − 0.56*    0.08    0.34 − 0.05*    0.27 − 0.06    0.11    0.44***
6 − 0.61*    0.56 − 0.648*** − 0.23 − 0.35    0.43**    0.04    0.22
7    0.08 − 0.41 − 0.50** − 0.27 − 0.70** − 0.50** − 0.60*** − 0.52***
8    0.30 − 0.28    0.31    0.11    0.03    0.28    0.16 − 0.04
9 − 0.65* − 0.59 − 0.91*** − 0.72** − 0.04    0.02 − 0.01 − 0.47***
10 − 0.28 − 0.33 − 0.69*** − 0.43 − 0.26 − 0.33* − 0.30* − 0.36**
11 − 0.47    0.04 − 0.32 − 0.25    0.28    0.21    0.25    0.41**
12    0.29 − 0.77* − 1.19*** − 0.56* − 0.37 − 0.42** − 0.40** − 0.06
13    1.12***    0.71*    1.22***    1.02***    0.06    0.46**    0.26 − 0.28*
SE(gi)    0.28    0.31    0.18    0.25    0.21    0.15    0.15    0.12
*

Significant at the P < 0.05 level of probability

**

Significant at the P < 0.01 level of probability

***

Significant at the P < 0.001 level of probability

SE standard error of GCA effects