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Table 3 General combining abilities effects for fifteen inbred lines and two testers for all the studied traits combined across two locations

From: Combining abilities and genetic parameters for grain yield and some agronomic traits in maize (Zea mays L.)

Crosses

DTS

PHT

EHT

Epos%

E100P

EL

ED

KR−1

GY ard fed−1

L1

 − 1.07**

4.05

 − 5.39

 − 2.44*

0.32

 − 0.36

0.17**

0.81

2.17*

L2

1.12**

4.98

1.18

 − 0.21

1.06

1.31**

0.02

3.10**

 − 0.10

L3

0.68*

5.55

9.49**

2.65*

3.18

0.73**

 − 0.01

2.12**

1.97*

L4

 − 1.32**

 − 0.83

10.49**

4.15**

0.61

 − 0.20

 − 0.07

1.11

1.05

L5

0.18

 − 3.89

 − 1.76

0.29

5.65**

0.91**

 − 0.18**

2.47**

1.07

L6

 − 1.51**

 − 8.45**

 − 8.89**

 − 1.47

 − 3.78

 − 0.61*

0.12**

0.10

 − 0.53

L7

 − 1.45**

 − 10.64**

 − 9.76**

 − 1.38

 − 0.84

 − 0.86**

 − 0.07

 − 1.11

 − 0.01

L8

 − 2.07**

 − 13.95**

 − 12.08**

 − 1.68

 − 4.14*

 − 1.30**

0.11**

 − 3.04**

 − 0.02

L9

0.37

2.30

 − 1.14

 − 0.53

 − 2.99

0.67**

0.11**

0.94

0.33

L10

0.43

 − 14.83**

 − 6.14*

0.83

 − 4.48*

 − 0.29

 − 0.01

 − 1.96**

 − 2.34*

L11

 − 0.82*

 − 6.39*

 − 12.82**

 − 3.72**

6.12**

0.27

 − 0.06

 − 0.53

 − 0.55

L12

0.80*

10.42**

9.61**

1.82

3.46

0.87**

0.07

0.07

1.17

L13

1.55**

13.92**

11.74**

1.94

0.17

 − 1.40**

0.09*

 − 2.88**

 − 0.40

L14

1.80**

21.48**

19.30**

3.12**

0.84

0.63*

 − 0.08*

0.51

 − 1.09

L15

1.30**

 − 3.70

 − 3.83

 − 3.37**

 − 5.19**

 − 0.36

 − 0.21**

 − 1.72**

 − 2.73*

SE gi (L)

0.36

3.30

3.09

1.30

2.02

0.26

0.05

0.66

0.99

LSD 0.05

0.70

6.48

6.06

2.54

3.97

0.51

0.09

1.30

1.95

0.01

0.92

8.51

7.97

3.34

5.21

0.67

0.12

1.71

2.57

T1

 − 0.54**

 − 8.06**

 − 8.891**

 − 1.56**

 − 3.62**

 − 0.86**

0.02

 − 1.65**

 − 1.38**

T2

0.54**

8.06**

8.891**

1.56**

3.62**

0.86**

 − 0.02

1.65**

1.38**

S.E. gi (T)

0.13

1.21

1.13

0.47

0.74

0.09

0.02

0.24

0.36

LSD 0.05

0.26

2.37

2.21

0.93

1.45

0.19

0.03

0.47

0.71

0.01

0.34

3.11

2.91

1.22

1.90

0.24

0.04

0.62

0.94

  1. *, ** significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels of probability, respectively
  2. DTS days to 50% silking (days), PHT plant height, cm, EHT ear height, cm, Epos% ear position %, E100P ears/100plant, El Ear Length, cm, ED Ear Diameter, cm, KR−1 no of Kernels Row, GY Grain Yield ard fed−1