Table A1.
Trunk cross-sectional area (cm2) and tree height (m) in F1 apple hybrids in the offspring of testcross hybridization with the five cultivars used as paternal testers.
| No. | Maternal Parent (♀) * | Trunk Cross-Sectional Area (cm2) | Height of the Tree (m) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SEM | Sign. | CV% | Mean ± SD | Sign. | CV% | ||
| Paternal Tester: Feleac (♂) | |||||||
| 1 | X–17–19 (s) | 41.3 ± 7.3 | de | 39.8 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | def | 17.2 |
| 2 | X–5–71 (m) | 41.4 ± 6.2 | de | 14.1 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | ef | 12.3 |
| 3 | X–3–8 (m) | 36.7 ± 4.5 | e | 24.7 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | def | 21.7 |
| 4 | III–VI–5–26 (m) | 77.0 ± 11.4 | ab | 22.7 | 4.8 ± 1.1 | abcd | 16.5 |
| 5 | DSF 3/86 (m) | 57.5 ± 8.4 | bcde | 33.8 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | cdef | 14.6 |
| 6 | DSF 3/80 (m) | 75.4 ± 9.5 | ab | 29.6 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | a | 10.5 |
| 7 | DSF 7/68 (m) | 85.8 ± 12.2 | a | 22.9 | 4.9 ± 0.6 | abc | 18.6 |
| 8 | X–9–69 (m) | 45.1 ± 7.9 | cde | 19.8 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | bcdef | 16.9 |
| 9 | X–9–19 (m) | 58.2 ± 6.2 | bcd | 33.3 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | bcdef | 22.1 |
| 10 | X–9–70 (m) | 43.8 ± 5.5 | de | 31.1 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | abcde | 17.2 |
| 11 | Ardelean (m) | 65.0 ± 6.3 | abc | 47.0 | 5.1 ± 0.7 | ab | 24.9 |
| 12 | Prima (m) | 67.6 ± 8.1 | ab | 29.8 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | f | 10.5 |
| 13 | Roşu de Cluj (w) | 60.6 ± 10.2 | bcd | 22.2 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | bcdef | 20.4 |
| Mean (Feleac ♂) | 58.1 | 4.4 | |||||
| Paternal Tester: Mutsu ( ♂) | |||||||
| 1 | 218/2 (s) | 62.3 ± 10.5 | a | 53.6 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | c | 27.0 |
| 2 | X–13–10 (m) | 41.8 ± 5.7 | bcd | 25.3 | 3.7 ± 1.1 | abc | 13.3 |
| 3 | X–6–73 (m) | 39.0 ± 4.6 | cd | 25.1 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | a | 18.8 |
| 4 | DSF 3/70 (m) | 27.3 ± 3.7 | d | 33.9 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | bc | 21.2 |
| 5 | X–6–64 (m) | 43.8 ± 11.2 | abcd | 30.8 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | ab | 10.6 |
| 6 | X–5–71 (m) | 41.5 ± 9.1 | bcd | 46.3 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | a | 20.7 |
| 7 | Aromat de vară (s) | 53.2 ± 7.8 | a | 19.9 | 4.0 ± 0.2 | ab | 17.7 |
| 8 | Ancuţa (m) | 62.1 ± 12.6 | ab | 49.6 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | bc | 30.8 |
| Mean (Mutsu ♂) | 46.4 | 3.8 | |||||
| Paternal Tester: Ancuța ( ♂) | |||||||
| 1 | X–17–16 (s) | 44.4 ± 7.5 | def | 38.3 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | bcde | 19.4 |
| 2 | X–21–20 (s) | 37.5 ± 8.1 | ef | 43.7 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | defg | 21.8 |
| 3 | DSF 5/67 (m) | 85.6 ± 11.2 | a | 31.3 | 5.0 ± 1.1 | a | 14.9 |
| 4 | DSF 7/68 (m) | 81.0 ± 7.7 | ab | 41.0 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | bcde | 13.6 |
| 5 | DSF 3/41 (m) | 49.8 ± 6.7 | cdef | 51.0 | 4.0 ± 0.7 | bcdef | 29.8 |
| 6 | X–6–3 (m) | 64.5 ± 8.3 | abcd | 41.4 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | bcde | 15.3 |
| 7 | DSF 3/80 (m) | 70.4 ± 8.8 | abc | 37.6 | 5.1 ± 0.8 | a | 14.0 |
| 8 | DSF 5/22 (m) | 61.6 ± 6.5 | bcde | 17.1 | 4.4 ± 1.2 | abcd | 8.5 |
| 9 | X–9–69 (m) | 50.4 ± 5.3 | cdef | 28.5 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | ab | 12.5 |
| 10 | X–13–63 (m) | 34.9 ± 4.7 | f | 50.6 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | efg | 11.7 |
| 11 | X–9–70 (m) | 45.4 ± 6.2 | def | 35.6 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | abc | 16.6 |
| 12 | X–5–71 (m) | 41.5 ± 6.5 | def | 47.1 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | bcdef | 25.0 |
| 13 | X–6–73 (m) | 41.6 ± 8.1 | def | 19.0 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | cdef | 17.1 |
| 14 | Aromat de vară (s) | 43.9 ± 10.1 | def | 37.5 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | efg | 18.0 |
| 15 | Ardelean (m) | 33.2 ± 9.2 | f | 48.0 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | g | 17.0 |
| 16 | Golden Delicious (m) | 52.7 ± 6.6 | cdef | 48.1 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | bcdef | 17.7 |
| 17 | Roșu de Cluj (w) | 48.5 ± 7.9 | cdef | 37.0 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | fg | 19.9 |
| 18 | Starkrimson (w) | 44.3 ± 10.2 | def | 60.1 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | fg | 23.0 |
| Mean (Ancuța ♂) | 51.7 | 4.0 | |||||
| Paternal Tester: Prima ( ♂) | |||||||
| 1 | X–21–20 (m) | 53.8 ± 12.2 | bc | 26.1 | 4.6 ± 1.1 | ab | 16.0 |
| 2 | X–6–24 (m) | 62.8 ± 10.1 | ab | 14.3 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | a | 15.2 |
| 3 | X–5–65 (m) | 66.6 ± 12.5 | ab | 33.2 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | a | 17.4 |
| 4 | X–5–52 (m) | 53.9 ± 9.1 | bc | 22.4 | 4.6 ± 0.9 | ab | 13.6 |
| 5 | X–1–20 (m) | 42.2 ± 7.8 | c | 35.6 | 4.1 ± 0.4 | abc | 18.2 |
| 6 | X–13–10 (m) | 60.6 ± 9.2 | ab | 22.2 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | c | 12.3 |
| 7 | Ardelean (m) | 71.1 ± 8.6 | a | 37.5 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | bc | 17.3 |
| Mean (Prima ♂) | 58.7 | 4.3 | |||||
| Paternal Tester: Starkrimson ( ♂) | |||||||
| 1 | 218/2 (s) | 109.9 ± 12.7 | a | 25.3 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | a | 4.6 |
| 2 | III–II–17–25 (s) | 58.0 ± 10.3 | bc | 18.9 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | ab | 4.7 |
| 3 | DSF 1/54 (m) | 60.8 ± 13.1 | bc | 41.4 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | c | 18.9 |
| 4 | DSF 5/45 (m) | 68.1 ± 6.2 | b | 27.9 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | bc | 15.7 |
| 5 | III–VI–5–26 (m) | 51.3 ± 9.1 | bc | 31.7 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | d | 10.1 |
| 6 | DSF 3/40 (m) | 47.2 ± 6.7 | c | 12.4 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | cd | 20.7 |
| 7 | DSF 3/58 (m) | 57.2 ± 10.4 | bc | 24.7 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | cd | 22 |
| 8 | X–6–3 (m) | 66.8 ± 9.9 | bc | 23.2 | 4.3 ± 1.4 | bc | 19.4 |
| 9 | Ancuţa (m) | 51.0 ± 10.7 | bc | 41.6 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | cd | 24.8 |
| Mean (Starkrimson ♂) | 63.4 | 4.3 | |||||
| Mean of all combinations | 55.3 | 4.2 | |||||
* For each parent, growth vigor is presented as follows: (w)—weak vigor; (m)—medium vigor; (s)—strong vigor. The difference between any two half-sib families with a common tester followed by at least one common letter was not significant (Duncan’s MRT test; p < 0.05).