Table 4 General combining ability of diapause experienced and nondiapause parental strains for various developmental and diapause traits of C. partellus.

From: Genetic regulation of diapause and associated traits in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)

Parental populations and their crosses (×)

Egg hatching (%)

Larval survival (%)

Diapause incidence (%)

Diapause termination (%)

Adult emergence (%)

HD × HD

−0.33

0.06

4.28**

−1.15**

−1.21**

PHD × PHD

−1.21

0.16

−0.39

0.67*

0.60*

AD × AD

3.68**

1.27*

−8.19**

2.19**

2.58**

PAD × PAD

−2.43*

−1.45**

3.25**

−1.38**

−1.57**

ND × ND

0.29

−0.03

1.06**

−0.34

−0.40

Gi-Gj

7.31**

0.65**

2.46***

2.33**

1.91**

  1. *,** = The GCA values significant at P = 0.05 and 0.01, respectively. HD = Hibernation; PHD = Post-hibernation; AD = Aestivation; PAD = Post-aestivation; ND = Nondiapause.
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