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Table 4 Analysis of variance for general combining ability of lines, testers and hybrids

From: Combining ability, floral biology, and seed producibility of promising cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) lines for hybrid rice development

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

  1. *Significant at 5%
  2. **Significant at 1%