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.