Table 4 Analysis of variance for general combining ability of lines, testers and hybrids
Source of variation | Plant height | Productive tillers | Maturity | Total number of spikelets | Spikelet fertility | Filled grains | Weight of 1000 grains | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Replication | 137.40* | 2.60 | 9.80* | 685.55 | 48.28 | 497.15 | 7.94 | 392,764.30 |
Entry | 218.58** | 8.82** | 122.94** | 1647.77** | 186.34** | 1065.37** | 10.78** | 2,672,806.99** |
Check vs (P,H) | 0.15 | 15.21* | 79.28** | 775.60 | 323.22** | 166.94 | 10.56 | 946,786.29 |
P VS H | 1893.34** | 2.01 | 7.34 | 8796.01** | 821.04** | 521.21 | 73.74** | 30,369,022.67** |
Parent (P) | 399.76** | 16.21** | 153.57** | 1406.03* | 282.24** | 1389.10** | 8.28* | 4,135,942.40** |
Hybrid (H) | 84.37** | 5.95** | 117.87** | 1469.49* | 115.26** | 1001.42** | 9.03** | 971,136.83 |
Line | 216.75** | 14.63* | 430.06** | 4401.51** | 186.31 | 3070.39** | 14.23 | 1,342,706.35 |
Tester | 57.85 | 4.01 | 31.59 | 2256.98** | 25.13 | 876.17 | 2.71 | 684,064.35 |
Line × tester | 45.54 | 3.45 | 31.07** | 334.65 | 109.61** | 336.81 | 8.56* | 904,694.81 |
Error | 36.96 | 2.52 | 1.97 | 554.03 | 31.33 | 467.10 | 3.89 | 1,067,020.50 |