Table 1 Agronomic traits of F1 hybrids and their parents during two seasons
Traits | Parents (Mean ± SD) | F1 hybrids (Mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T485 | H1 | H8 | T485 × H8 | H1 × H8 | |
Plant height (cm) | 90.78 ± 0.25 | 101.39 ± 1.63 | 137.28 ± 3.60 | 132.28 ± 2.49 | 144.53 ± 1.11 |
No. of panicles per plant | 4.78 ± 0.54 | 5.45 ± 0.98 | 3.11 ± 0.42 | 3.77 ± 0.31 | 4.67 ± 0.40 |
Panicle length (cm) | 25.28 ± 0.87 | 20.72 ± 0.55 | 28.65 ± 0.26 | 28.44 ± 1.12 | 28.44 ± 1.13 |
Filled grains per plant | 153.39 ± 40.13 | 252.73 ± 63.35 | 308.72 ± 29.09 | 505.33 ± 56.11 | 589.10 ± 42.79 |
Grain yield per plant (g) | 5.14 ± 1.16 | 8.88 ± 2.13 | 10.89 ± 0.75 | 18.72 ± 1.94 | 23.18 ± 1.50 |
1000-grain weight (g) | 34.68 ± 2.98 | 35.51 ± 0.22 | 35.35 ± 1.15 | 37.21 ± 0.71 | 39.55 ± 0.62 |
Seed setting (%) | 33.35 ± 4.53 | 65.30 ± 3.65 | 55.82 ± 6.19 | 75.16 ± 2.25 | 77.04 ± 3.80 |