Maize Genomics and Genetics 2014, Vol.5, No.1, 1-6
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Table 1 Mean performance of parents for fresh tassel weight, plant eight, ear insertion height and fresh weight of above ground part
of the plant
Parents
Fresh tassel weight (g) Plant height (cm)
Ear insertion height (cm) Fresh weight of above ground part (kg)
BAUIM-3
207.55
140.77
57.27
1.98
CM111
194.62
130.13
51.92
1.80
CM151
195.00
140.70
50.07
1.47
CM152
214.29
119.52
47.35
2.02
BAU1M-1
167.39
141.72
58.05
1.87
BAU1M-4
190.13
134.42
50.02
1.82
V341
154.28
117.37
53.63
1.68
1025
156.09
119.55
49.33
1.68
BQPM-2
233.60
149.00
65.83
1.77
BQPM-4
173.63
132.23
58.88
1.85
CML161
231.17
127.63
59.00
1.83
V351
163.06
119.25
49.72
1.67
CM-150
229.98
141.18
59.58
1.78
BAU1M-2
225.53
146.13
61.92
1.95
K1105
226.39
143.70
61.42
1.95
HKI 193-1
219.12
124.75
53.63
1.88
HKI-163
211.69
145.63
55.12
2.05
Mean
199.53
148.92
55.45
1.83
Sem+
10.88
3.43
3.27
0.04
CD at 5%
30.14
9.50
9.08
0.11
Note: Maximum and minimum values in Bold figure
Table 2 Means performance of parents for weight of total ears per plant husked and unhusked
Weight of total ear/plant(husked) (g)
Weight of total ear/plant (unhusked) (g)
Parents
Pooled
Pooled
BAUIM-3
77.94
11.92
CM111
79.23
12.24
CM151
73.81
11.52
CM152
73.37
11.29
BAU1M-1
84.48
12.89
BAU1M-4
91.15
13.98
V341
83.52
12.80
1025
74.55
11.45
BQPM-2
86.51
13.34
BQPM-4
94.47
14.39
CML161
81.03
12.59
V351
88.31
13.34
CM-150
81.94
12.47
BAU1M-2
83.40
12.86
K1105
83.77
12.81
HKI 193-1
71.89
11.12
HKI-163
79.78
12.41
Mean
81.71
12.55
Sem+
2.85
0.44
CD at 5%
7.91
1.22
Note: Maximum and minimum values in Bold figure