Genetic Components Derived Parameters and Heterosis in Okra under Saudi Arabia Conditions
Table 5
Heterosis % for studied traits in straight and reciprocals.
Cross
Item
PH
NB
NN
Flow
PL
PD
EM
NS
NP
APW
WSP
WMP
WLP
FPY
MP
21.08
8.22
−9.25
0.63
−10.61
2.72
0.92
35.00
43.23
22.63
116.2
85.75
67.41
74.79
BP
14.27
7.57
−12.04
4.34
−15.04
−2.80
3.97
15.92
33.28
15.11
110.9
64.37
32.00
53.42
MP
18.64
−5.12
−9.29
−4.33
−3.86
3.35
−3.64
−3.09
44.99
61.19
88.83
120.24
149.9
132.10
BP
8.17
−13.09
−16.78
−1.43
−10.04
−4.85
−1.72
−6.72
30.13
51.79
67.41
90.04
104.1
97.53
MP
6.02
−21.47
−17.79
1.63
1.64
−14.59
−0.20
17.23
41.42
57.20
107.3
118.94
133.5
116.9
BP
4.82
−24.55
−32.22
2.85
−6.46
−22.44
0.36
10.02
22.50
35.24
67.16
77.06
93.11
65.66
MP
39.35
7.5
−15.97
3.44
−26.40
−4.76
2.76
29.55
21.72
13.56
61.16
35.76
29.01
38.24
BP
34.33
−2.04
−20.61
4.07
−27.62
−7.49
3.78
15.01
17.05
13.17
39.78
31.88
23.26
33.38
MP
−8.13
−4.32
−26.72
5.46
−29.47
−24.55
2.95
−5.66
3.77
−17.23
−5.512
9.42
13.92
−14.79
BP
−14.22
−8.60
−38.02
8.02
−31.84
−27.78
5.46
−14.25
−3.99
−24.62
−25.25
−1.409
7.188
−27.63
MP
5.91
26.23
−23.66
7.72
−34.98
−7.38
3.94
13.88
32.31
31.56
74.81
89.78
95.40
73.34
BP
−4.42
20.09
−32.16
9.65
−36.13
−8.76
5.41
10.93
27.09
19.44
56.67
75.61
92.29
51.80
MP
4.62
6.76
1.52
−3.21
−1.45
−6.42
−2.17
18.13
48.76
59.60
125.7
117.1
111.5
136.3
BP
−1.26
6.13
−1.6
0.36
−6.33
−11.45
0.79
1.44
38.42
49.81
120.1
92.07
66.74
107.4
MP
15.83
11.14
10.54
−0.15
−4.75
−0.24
−0.35
−10.91
14.01
47.82
21.94
58.74
60.17
67.34
BP
5.61
1.81
1.41
2.88
−10.88
−8.15
1.64
−14.24
2.321
39.20
8.11
36.97
30.81
42.43
MP
5.40
−0.04
−5.98
4.48
0.93
−15.29
2.98
12.86
35.61
58.37
82.47
113.2
147.8
109.5
BP
4.20
−3.96
−22.49
5.74
−7.11
−23.08
3.56
5.92
17.46
36.25
47.13
72.43
104.9
60.04
MP
35.81
−12.38
−25.14
−0.1
−1.94
−4.76
−0.28
24.56
8.245
41.1
38.12
38.66
24.09
52.77
BP
30.91
−20.17
−29.28
0.51
−3.56
−7.49
0.71
10.58
4.096
40.64
19.80
34.70
18.56
47.40
MP
3.54
−20.09
−14.45
3.62
−29
−25
1.55
−9.64
−4.524
6.436
−22.24
18.34
8.009
0.823
BP
−3.32
−23.66
−27.65
6.13
−31.38
−28.21
4.02
−17.87
−11.66
−3.069
−38.48
6.629
1.627
−14.37
MP
30.30
11.20
−12.35
−0.02
−32.36
−15.18
0.01 ns
3.25
11.97
44.09
19.14
35.84
69.12
60.67
BP
17.59
5.79
−22.10
1.77
−33.55
−16.45
1.42
0.56
7.55
30.82
6.776
25.70
66.43
40.70
, Significant and highly significant, respectively; 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: no. 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), FPY: fresh pods yield (ton/fed), MP: midparent of the cross, and BP: high parent of the cross.