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Table 1 Ear-length performance in different maize inbred-hybrid triplets

From: Global transcriptional profiling between inbred parents and hybrids provides comprehensive insights into ear-length heterosis of maize (Zea mays)

Lines

Yong ear

Mature ear

Ear length (mm)

MPH

Ear length (cm)

MPH

T121

3.79 ± 0.08e

 

19.52 ± 1.18e

 

T126

2.58 ± 0.06g

 

13.52 ± 0.83g

 

PH4CV

2.42 ± 0.08g

 

11.26 ± 1.08h

 

PH6WC

3.26 ± 0.05f

 

17.03 ± 1.03f

 

T121 × PH4CV

5.37 ± 0.15b

72.95%

25.53 ± 1.48b

65.89%

T126 × PH4CV

4.53 ± 0.06d

81.20%

20.06 ± 1.35e

61.90%

T121 × PH6WC

5.89 ± 0.17a

67.09%

27.01 ± 1.56a

47.80%

T126 × PH6WC

5.11 ± 0.11bc

75.00%

22.51 ± 1.02d

47.36%

T121 × T126

4.84 ± 0.07c

51.96%

23.82 ± 1.28c

44.19%

PH4CV × PH6WC

4.68 ± 0.09cd

64.79%

22.78 ± 1.19d

61.05%

  1. Values in the ear length columns are means ± standard deviations; the superscripted letters represent the significance by least significance difference (LSD) at 0.05 level. MPH, MP heterosis