Table 2 Joint scaling results for fitness (=total number of seeds) for two line pairs from each population set of Arabidopsis thaliana (C↔R=Castelnuovo, Italy and Rödåsen, Sweden; B↔S=Bolsena, Italy and Skuleberget, Sweden)

From: Heterosis and outbreeding depression in crosses between natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana

Line pair

Param.

Est.

t

P-value

Full model goodness of fit

C1↔R1

    

X2=6.83, P=0.234, df=5

 

Mean

4489.8

47.95

<0.0001

 
 

A

1006.0

11.46

<0.0001

 
 

D

501.8

2.77

0.028

 

C2↔R2

    

X2=9.19, P=0.102, df=5

 

Mean

4137.1

36.63

<0.0001

 
 

A

1375.4

14.03

<0.0001

 
 

D

934.5

4.39

0.003

 

B1↔S1

    

X2=4.72, P=0.094, df=2

 

Mean

4764.7

29.32

<0.0001

 
 

A

973.2

3.39

0.012

 
 

D

−1774.3

−2.69

0.031

 
 

DD

1375.4

1.99

0.087

 
 

Ma

646.3

2.80

0.027

 
 

Cyt

−390.5

−3.34

0.012

 

B2↔S2

    

X2=4.70, P=0.320, df=4

 

Mean

5461.5

33.61

<0.0001

 
 

A

2372.1

9.10

<0.0001

 
 

D

−2347.0

−8.78

<0.0001

 
 

Ma

−1061.4

−6.59

<0.0001

 
  1. Individual parameters are as follows: additive (A), dominance (D), Epistatic (AA, AD and/or DD), cytoplasmic (Cyt), maternal additive (Ma) and maternal dominance (Md).