Research Article

Performance of Doubled Haploid Elite Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Germplasm for Grain Yield and Associated Traits in Harare, Zimbabwe

Table 4

Mean squares analysis for agronomic traits of forty-nine rice genotypes under irrigated conditions.

SOVDFDH (days)PL (cm)CL (cm)TTPDTNFGNGTGW (g)SF (%)GY (Kg/ha)(mm)GS

Replication232.3313.3591191.214.197.528942578490.84617.325.830.70430.1208
Repblock18159.0121.321540.8614.2112.263750220691.811365.715.190.70860.2047
Genotypes48250.0931.328853.0817.3314.555139337580.971506.414.552.15510.5079
Residual7633.942.67883.389.487.371408188334.96526.613.110.56730.22
Total144121.614.707412.5212.6210.383004275358.25978.214.061.11610.3189

DH: days to 50% heading, PL: panicle length, CL: culm length, NFG: number of filled grains/panicle, NG: number of grains/panicle, TT: total number of tillers/plant, PDT: total number of effective tillers/plant, GL: grain length, GS: grain shape, SF: spikelet fertility, TGW: 1000-grain weight, and GY: grain yield. Probability level at 5%.