Research Article

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

Table 7

Estimates of range, mean, standard error, and broad sense heritability.

TraitsRangeMeanStandard errorh2B%

DH72–117.182.590.4988
PL19.1–35.724.240.1493
CL55.3–125.781.670.7792
TT5–17.312.291.2952
PDT4.8–16.1810.661.1443
NFG0–204.361.143.567
NG65.5–228.1153.73.9643
GL6.2–10.68.150.0678
GS2.1–3.92.710.0464
TGW0–3122.460.0382
SP0–90.3412.1357
GY0–14.6154.052220.678

GY: grain yield (t/ha), DH: days to 50% heading (days), PL: panicle length (cm), CL: culm length (cm), TT: number of total tillers/plant, PDT: productive tillers/plant, NFG: number of filled grains/panicle, NG: number of grains/panicle, GL: grain length (cm), GS: grain shape, SF: spikelet fertility (%), TGW: 1000-grain weight (g), and h2B%: broad sense heritability (%).