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. 2021 Jun 2;21:252. doi: 10.1186/s12870-021-03036-z

Table 1.

Chi-square (χ2) analysis for the F3 generation for seed color segregation

Generation Grain color Total Segregation ratio χ2 Df P-value
F1 Yellow X Deep Purple - - - - -
F2 Yellow - - - - -
F3 Yellow Medium Purple Deep Purple
Observed 111 - 30 141 13:3 a 3.413 1 0.06
Expected 114.5625 - 26.4375 141
Observed 111 25 5 141 12:3:1 b 1.988 2 0.37
Expected 105.75 26.4375 8.8125 141

a Seed scores were grouped in yellow from scores 1 to 5.0 and deep purple from > 5.0 to 9.0; b seed scores were grouped in yellow from scores 1 to 5.0, medium purple > 5.0 to 7.0 and deep purple from > 7.0 to 9.0