Agro-Morphological Characterization and Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Spring Maize Hybrids in the Inner Plains of Far-West Nepal
Table 2
Mean performance and analysis of the variance of the 26 genotypes.
Genotypes
AD
SD
ASI
PHT
EHT
Plant population
EA
NOGPR
NORPC
CD
CL
NOEPH
GY (ton ha−1)
CAH1519
51.30
51.57
0.99
281.00
153.22
33.37
2.28
27.86
12.17
4.46
19.38
52857
11.48
CP-666
46.89
48.19
1.01
290.00
137.66
32.05
3.52
26.38
15.51
4.22
17.17
45139
7.85
InternalCheck-1
49.39
52.69
3.01
289.00
161.16
38.05
2.52
25.54
14.84
4.34
18.32
57639
11.59
InternalCheck-2
48.20
53.43
4.51
305.00
147.78
31.13
2.22
33.81
15.83
4.68
20.57
48810
11.98
KH15486
49.11
51.31
2.49
260.00
162.34
35.45
1.98
34.79
12.16
4.20
20.08
55694
12.06
RH-10
50.70
52.43
1.01
292.50
163.28
31.13
2.47
24.81
13.83
4.10
18.31
46310
10.62
VH151703
51.39
57.19
5.51
291.00
137.16
35.55
3.77
25.04
15.51
4.18
17.19
31806
5.08
VH153252
47.61
48.31
0.99
277.50
131.84
34.95
3.48
22.12
15.83
4.33
18.56
52361
9.15
VH153258
49.80
53.07
3.99
275.00
133.72
32.87
3.53
20.19
13.84
4.16
16.63
34524
5.16
VH153492
50.80
52.57
2.49
272.50
144.72
37.87
2.28
28.69
14.84
4.52
18.44
56190
10.98
VH16223
50.11
52.81
2.99
241.00
119.84
36.95
3.73
23.12
15.49
4.31
21.38
47361
8.95
VH16995
50.61
53.31
2.99
277.00
151.34
33.45
2.98
27.96
14.16
4.05
16.40
51528
10.99
VH171006
48.89
52.69
3.51
289.00
160.16
37.05
3.27
24.21
14.17
4.21
16.87
51806
7.86
VH171295
47.70
52.43
4.01
302.00
163.28
33.63
1.97
30.47
13.83
4.43
19.46
50476
9.83
VH18567
48.70
51.93
2.51
291.00
161.28
30.13
2.22
27.47
13.83
4.09
18.46
53810
11.49
VH18568
50.30
51.57
1.99
275.00
155.72
33.87
2.53
29.53
14.84
4.68
20.11
54524
11.31
ZH17118
48.70
54.43
5.01
286.50
149.78
32.13
1.97
24.47
18.83
4.35
14.31
57143
9.81
ZH17119
50.20
55.93
5.01
283.50
151.78
34.63
3.22
29.14
16.16
4.23
19.02
42143
6.51
ZH1767
46.30
47.57
1.99
287.00
159.22
40.87
2.53
24.69
12.84
4.59
22.53
66190
11.42
ZH1798
48.39
51.19
2.51
292.50
165.66
39.55
2.52
24.38
15.51
4.39
14.40
64306
12.22
ZH1799
50.11
53.81
3.99
278.50
171.34
41.95
2.73
27.12
15.83
4.42
17.51
53194
10.26
ZH182079
49.30
51.07
2.49
240.00
167.72
43.37
2.28
24.19
15.84
3.04
19.03
71190
13.94
ZH191077
50.11
51.81
1.99
304.50
183.84
32.95
2.48
24.12
16.16
3.01
18.90
54028
11.63
ZH191078
49.80
51.57
2.49
282.00
164.22
35.87
2.03
28.53
11.50
4.23
18.31
55357
11.29
ZH191079
49.39
52.69
3.01
293.00
181.16
31.55
3.02
27.54
14.51
4.39
19.37
53472
10.10
ZH191081
54.20
56.93
2.01
312.50
185.28
36.63
3.97
26.81
14.50
3.93
17.02
30476
6.73
Grand mean
49.54
52.40
2.87
283.40
156.33
35.27
2.75
26.65
14.71
4.21
18.37
51474
10.01
CV%
1.60
2.4
32.3
8.1
9.4
12.7
13.9
8.5
4.3
3.2
4
14.6
17.4
LSD (at 0.05)
1.78
2.5
1.9
69.8
30.06
9.02
0.77
4.72
1.27
0.3
1.49
138.6
3.47
F-test
ns
( means significant at less than 0.1% LOS; significant at less than 1% LOS and means significant at less than 5% LOS; AD = days to 50% anthesis, SD = days to 50% silking, ASI = Anthesis silking interval, PHT = plant height, EHT = Ear height, EA = ear aspect, NOGPR = number of grain per row, NORPC = number of row per cob, CD = cob diameter, CL = cob length, NOEPH = number of ear per hectare, GY = Grain yield).
