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

Table 9

Association of Mid-Parent Values (MPV) to Cross Means (CM).

Parameter	Trait
	DH	DM	PH	TKW	ME	FR	GPC	BG
Regression coefficient	1.51	1.60	0.84	1.61	2.07	2.17	2.64	1.35
SE	0.27	0.30	0.15	0.20	0.32	0.62	0.76	0.26
R^2	0.52	0.50	0.52	0.70	0.58	0.28	0.27	0.47
H^2 crosses	0.81	0.87	0.37	0.73	0.69	0.68	0.42	0.49
H^2 parents	0.87	0.72	0.93	0.73	0.49	0.74	0.81	0.83

, , indicates significance at , 0.01, and 0.001, resp. DH = days to heading, DM = days to maturity, PH = plant height, TKW = thousand kernel weight, ME = malt extract, GPC = gain protein concentration, FR = friability, BG = beta-glucan.