Estimation of Breeding Parameters from Phenotypic Data of F4:5 RIL in Ethiopian Malt Barley (Hordeum distichum L.) Breeding Population

Table 11

Comparison of generation means of mid-parent values (μMPV) and derived recombinant inbred lines (μRIL) estimated across two environments.

Generation means	DH	DM	PH	TKW	ME	GPC	FR	BG
Mid-Parents
All crosses (N = 30)	81.1	133.0	90.6	46.6	80.8	11.1	68.1	360.5
Planet crosses (N = 9)	80.5	132.6	90.8	46.9	80.9	11.1	68.7	357.0
Nonplanet crosses (N = 13)	81.3	133.3	90.1	46.2	80.7	11.2	67.6	372.0
RIL
All crosses (N = 30)	81.2	133.1	91.5	46.9	80.7	11.2	66.7	363.0
Planet crosses (N = 9)	79.8	132.0	91.0	46.4	81.1	11.2	68.2	347.2
Nonplanet crosses (N = 13)	81.9	134.2	91.3	46.6	80.5	11.2	65.8	381.9
Δ(mMP-mRIL)
All crosses (N = 30)	−0.1	−0.2	−0.9	−0.3	0.1	−0.1	1.4	−2.5
Planet crosses (N = 9)	0.7	0.6	−0.2	0.5	−0.2	−0.1	0.5	9.7
Nonplanet crosses (N = 13)	−0.5	−0.9	−1.2	−0.4	0.2	−0.1	1.8	−9.9