Ageing Effects, Generation Means, and Path Coefficient Analyses on High Kernel Elongation in Mahsuri Mutan and Basmati 370 Rice Populations

Table 12

Heritability of grain quality traits in the F₂ populations.

Traits	Mahsuri Mutan × MR219		Basmati 370 × MR219
	MGL	0.74	0.95	0.52	0.11
CGL	0.57	0.42	0.95	0.95
MGW	0.93	0.93	0.85	0.85
CGW	0.87	0.87	0.96	0.96
HKE	0.54	0.02	0.67	0.63
PC	0.91	0.91	0.53	0.41
LW	0.90	0.90	0.33	0.51

MGL: milled grain length; CGL: cooked grain length; MGW: milled grain width; CGW: cooked grain width; HKE: high kernel elongation ratio; PC: proportionate change; LW: length-width ratio.