Table 5 General combining ability effects of lines and testers for grain yield under drought, Striga-infested, low N and optimal conditions.

From: Testcross performance and combining ability of early maturing maize inbreds under multiple-stress environments

Inbred

Grain yield (kg ha−1)

Drought

Low N

Striga-infested

optimal

Lines

TZEI 415

−627.7**

−802.6**

−473.3*

−1244.5**

TZEI 428

−194.3

−475.9*

−84.6

−457.5*

TZEI 430

−239.3

−580.4**

−517.2*

−864.6**

TZEI 432

−684.0**

−493.1*

−394.0

−749.9**

TZEI 433

303.7

−404.5*

−167.5

−132.8

TZEI 439

−386.9

−124.9

−58.1

−324.4

TZEI 441

−397.5

−260.8

152.4

−476.5*

TZEI 442

−321.9

2.9

110.4

−85.0

TZEI 443

751.0**

279.9

395.2

860.5**

TZEI 461

35.0

138.0

8.7

201.7

TZEI 462

235.8

587.6**

759.5**

907.2**

TZEI 464

−143.7

348.3

−176.8

114.4

TZEI 465

−90.6

500.9*

294.3

298.0

TZEI 470

−47.4

−177.7

−64.2

−112.7

TZEI 472

−246.7

−420.9*

474.0*

−205.3

TZEI 474

424.9

−2.3

−106.9

−342.5

TZEI 483

−35.7

−63.5

−164.7

−427.3*

TZEI 484

−86.0

172.6

−205.9

−128.9

TZEI 486

218.4

434.5*

426.0

175.3

TZEI 495

361.5

88.3

−43.3

161.8

TZEI 507

57.4

−263.5

216.4

−346.3

TZEI 508

−280.8

−0.4

341.5

43.6

TZEI 515

519.1*

−78.0

−29.6

−158.9

TZEI 516

94.7

−19.6

−75.5

−144.0

TZEI 518

196.1

173.2

32.8

112.1

TZEI 520

−204.9

28.6

−157.5

183.7

TZEI 522

−123.2

365.7

330.6

735.4**

TZEI 449

−516.2*

130.4

−979.7**

165.5

TZEI 455

−47.0

−366.3

103.1

−709.5**

TZEI 450

−554.1**

−225.2

−501.9*

−381.3*

TZEI 494

355.3

247.0

301.7

327.7

TZEI 124

245.7

221.0

−144.0

833.4**

TZEI 182

135.2

−177.2

−499.6*

−290.7

TZEI 16

24.5

5.6

166.1

760.0**

TZEI 24

155.3

−48.9

372.0

−363.1

TZEI 160

613.7**

−155.3

−340.3

−731.9**

TZEI 161

460.5*

−40.2

14.7

−248.8

TZEI 173

−532.4*

1.5

330.0

342.2

TZEI 175

6.0

513.7**

528.8*

738.2**

ENT 8

313.7

352.5

136.2

794.6**

ENT 17

−174.1

351.0

−745.0**

12.9

SED line

220.9

192.2

231.0

188.0

Testers

TZEI 10

−208.3

141.9

228.4

109.4

TZEI 17

−7.3

−55.2

−121.4

−108.0

TZEI 23

−257.9

−346.7*

−300.0

−1011.3**

TZEI 129

178.9

60.6

−41.0

165.2*

ENT 13

242.5

170.4

180.9

703.3**

SED tester

171.1

127.3

165.2

69.7