Table 2 QTL class analysis of grain yield (kg ha−1) under reproductive-stage drought stress (RS) and irrigated non-stress (NS) control conditions in marker-assisted backcross experiment conducted at IRRI, Philippines, and Hyderabad, India.

From: Positive interactions of major-effect QTLs with genetic background that enhances rice yield under drought

Class

QTL

WS 2014 Phil

WS 2015 Phil

DS 2016 Phil

WS 2014 HYD

DS 2015 HYD

WS 2015 HYD

NS

NS

RS

NS

RS

NS

RS

NS

NS

RS

A

q DTY 2.2

3404.73b

3327.46a

44.36a

6308.66b

388.25b

5334.68a

7437.65b

678.10a

B

q DTY 4.1

3339.73b

4726.67c

183.84b

5642.76b

33.66a

6433.50b

335.69b

6400.64cb

7414.79b

638.39a

C

qDTY 2.2  + qDTY 4.1

3270.35b

4161.38 b

110.16ba

4299.29a

215.65b

6305.25b

322.03b

5748.88ab

7704.38b

515.62a

CH

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3919.44c

6272.56d

192.24b

5336.93b

871.84c

7270.28c

395.66b

6273.2cb

9821.59c

1000.34a

X

Samba Mahsuri

2136.95a

4044.49b

48.65a

4951.25b

0a

4761.60a

0a

7402.84c

3347.67a

F-value

 

11.18

43.03

2.12

19.98

62.66

21.61

1.64

4.33

43.42

1.89

p-value

 

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.019

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.1858

0.0104

<0.0001

0.2323

  1. Means followed by the same letter (within a column) are not significantly different (F-test), NS: non-stress, RS: reproductive-stage drought stress, HYD: Hyderabad, Phil: Philippines, CH: drought-tolerant check, X: recipient parent (no QTL).