Table 2.
Mean squares from the ordinary and line × tester analysis for all the studied traits.
SOV | df | Duration of floret opening (min) | Stigma exsertion (mm) | Opening floret angle (°) | Stigma length (mm) | Anther length (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genotypes (G) | 42 | 2623.0** | 0.48** | 25.76** | 0.55** | 0.12** |
Parents (P) | 12 | 6196.9** | 0.61** | 36.82** | 0.78** | 0.14** |
Crosses (C) | 29 | 503.7** | 0.13** | 19.31** | 0.10** | 0.11** |
P vs. C | 1 | 21198.8** | 8.93** | 80.06** | 10.88** | 0.02** |
Lines (L) | 2 | 9.26* | 0.48** | 12.23** | 0.02 | 0.001** |
Testers (T) | 9 | 1562.9** | 0.13** | 6.18** | 0.18** | 0.26** |
L × T | 18 | 28.97** | 0.09** | 26.67** | 0.07** | 0.05** |
Error | 84 | 1.90 | 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.008 | 0.0004 |
SOV | df | Panicle length (cm) | Panicle weight (g) | No. of panicles plant−1 | Seed set (%) | Grain yield plant−1 (g) |
Genotypes (G) | 42 | 7.84** | 3.81** | 70.84** | 646.4** | 334.9** |
Parents (P) | 12 | 5.22** | 2.78** | 37.18** | 273.9** | 142.0** |
Crosses (C) | 29 | 8.22** | 4.08** | 78.04** | 778.9** | 383.8** |
P vs. C | 1 | 28.47** | 8.35** | 266.07** | 1274.14** | 1232.9** |
Lines (L) | 2 | 39.07** | 0.25** | 241.9** | 21.65** | 330.9** |
Testers (T) | 9 | 12.62** | 12.11** | 79.59** | 2476.2** | 1107.4** |
L × T | 18 | 2.59** | 0.49** | 59.06** | 14.37** | 27.90** |
Error | 84 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 1.32 |
* and** indicate p-value < 0.05 and 0.01, respectively.