Genetic Components Derived Parameters and Heterosis in Okra under Saudi Arabia Conditions

Table 2

The best cross of each trait and its heterosis and other related traits (due to the mean).

Trait	Name	Mean performance per se (ton/ha)	Heterosis
			MP	BP
PH		195.18	30.30	17.59
NB		4.28	26.23	20.09
NN		5.28	10.54^ns	1.41^ns
Flow		53.79	−4.33	−1.43
PL		6.18	1.64	−6.46
PD		1.44	3.35	−4.85
EM		57.8	−3.64	−5.49
NS		106.62	35.00	15.92
NP		258	32.31	27.09
APW		7.5	58.37	36.25
		7.44	57.20	35.24
WSP		16.29	107.30	67.16
		15.27	74.81	56.67
WMP		43.4	118.94	77.06
WLP		39.630	149.90	104.10
FPY		30.845	116.90	65.66
		29.798	109.50	60.04

PH: plant height (cm), NB: no. of branches/plant, NN: no. nodes/plant, Flow: no. of days to flowering, PL: pods length (cm), PD: pods diameter (cm), EM: days to maturity, NS: number of seeds/pod, NP: no. of pods/plant, APW: average pod weight (g), WSP: weight of small pods (kg/plot), WMP: weight of medium pods (kg/plot), WLP: weight of large pods (kg/plot), and FPY: fresh pods yield (ton/ha).