Table 6 Mean performance of nine parents and their hybrids for 15 yield and yield contributing characters in kenaf.

From: Combining ability and gene action for yield improvement in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) under tropical conditions through diallel mating design

Parents/Hybrids

PH

BD

CD

MD

TD

NN

DTFF

 

P1

247.41i–l

25.74g–l

21.77j–n

12.17c–j

4.31b–h

6.91h–l

52.00b–i

 

P2

230.44l

21.45n–q

17.89p–r

9.69k

4.47a–h

4.15p

54.17a–d

 

P3

276.91a–g

24.70j–m

21.10l–p

12.49b–h

4.06e–h

4.80op

48.33i–n

 

P4

280.59a–g

25.47g–m

21.88i–n

12.29b–j

4.31b–h

5.10m–p

52.67a–h

 

P5

265.45c–i

24.61j–n

20.99l–p

12.23b–j

4.36a–h

7.38d–l

49.17g–m

 

P6

255.22f–k

20.88p–q

17.15qr

10.95g–k

4.15c–h

5.10n–p

51.83b–j

 

P7

278.07a–g

22.36m–q

19.06n–r

10.85h–k

4.10d–h

6.16l–o

45.17m–o

 

P8

258.23d–k

21.40o–q

18.14o–r

11.57d–j

4.33b–h

6.82i–m

52.00b–i

 

P9

271.53a–i

23.33k–p

19.53m–r

10.73i–k

3.77g–h

6.86h–l

49.50g–l

 

\(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\) Parents

262.65

23.33

19.72

11.44

4.21

5.92

50.54

 

P1 × P2

252.56g–k

26.28e–k

22.35e–m

11.22f–k

3.66g–h

7.17e–l

52.67a–h

 

P1 × P3

272.47a–i

29.22a–e

25.32a–f

12.65b–f

4.87a–f

9.23a–c

50.17d–l

 

P1 × P4

264.25c–i

29.07a–f

25.09b–h

12.77b–f

4.06d–h

8.48a–i

50.00e–l

 

P1 × P5

234.13jl

24.957i–m

21.40k–n

10.70i–k

4.19b–h

8.71a–f

53.83a–e

 

P1 × P6

255.62e–k

25.47g–m

22.07g–n

11.64d–j

4.51a–h

8.53a–i

51.83b–j

 

P1 × P7

285.13a–d

27.89c–i

24.65c–j

11.57d–j

3.45h

8.53a–i

50.33c–l

 

P1 × P8

268.35b–i

26.35e–k

22.59d–m

12.09c–j

3.82f–h

7.78b–l

51.50b–k

 

P1 × P9

251.86g–k

23.45k–p

19.72m–r

10.62jk

4.12d–h

6.35k–o

53.67a–f

 

P2 × P3

244.52i–l

31.68a

28.43a

12.58b–g

4.72a–g

9.36ab

54.00a–e

 

P2 × P4

277.81a–g

28.21b–h

24.48c–k

12.57b–g

4.10d–h

8.57a–h

55.33ab

 

P2 × P5

252.45g–k

26.88d–j

23.73c–l

11.35f–k

3.46h–h

8.98a–d

56.33a

 

P2 × P6

260.21d–j

25.79g–l

22.13g–n

11.17f–k

3.78g–h

8.01a–k

51.33b–k

 

P2 × P7

269.95a–i

25.86g–l

22.02h–n

11.09f–k

3.68g–h

6.88h–l

46.33l–o

 

P2 × P8

259.92d–j

24.48j–o

20.89l–p

11.51d–j

4.39a–h

7.47d–l

50.00e–l

 

P2 × P9

219.58l

19.95q

16.83r

9.74k

4.26b–h

4.89n–p

52.67a–h

 

P3 × P4

291.87a–c

29.25a–e

25.41a–e

13.09b–d

4.14c–h

8.67a–g

50.67c–k

 

P3 × P5

285.98a–d

26.11e–l

22.62d–m

12.28b–j

4.24b–h

6.99g–l

48.67h–n

 

P3 × P6

284.5a–e

25.99f–l

22.20f–n

12.24b–j

4.05e–h

7.24e–l

49.33g–l

 

P3 × P7

297.85a

24.56j–o

20.78l–p

12.14c–j

4.36a–h

6.56j–n

45.00no

 

P3 × P8

280.28a–g

27.01d–j

22.69d–m

12.31b–i

4.22b–h

8.87a–e

50.67c–k

 

P3 × P9

270.78a–i

24.11j–o

20.67l–p

11.37e–k

4.60a–g

6.45j–o

50.67c–k

 

P4 × P5

272.93a–i

29.16a–f

24.95b–i

13.88b

4.49a–h

7.99a–k

48.67h–n

 

P4 × P6

272.75a–i

30.28a–c

26.48a–c

12.69b–f

4.15c–h

8.35a–i

47.50k–n

 

P4 × P7

281.6a–f

25.54g–m

21.68j–n

12.73b–f

5.27ab

6.87h–l

47.50k–n

 

P4 × P8

284.18a–e

29.90a–d

25.75a–d

13.19b–d

5.23a–c

8.35a–i

54.33a–c

 

P4 × P9

276.71a–h

29.87a–d

25.86a–c

12.06c–j

4.91a–e

6.60j–n

49.67f–l

 

P5 × P6

278.45a–g

23.65k–p

20.41m–p

11.85d–j

4.06e–h

7.11f–l

48.67h–n

 

P5 × P7

280.43a–g

24.93i–m

21.37k–n

12.75b–f

4.30b–h

7.10f–l

45.00no

 

P5 × P8

294.45ab

31.15ab

27.80ab

15.74a

5.15a–d

8.13a–j

51.50b–k

 

P5 × P9

248.78h–k

23.03l–q

19.82m–r

11.56d–j

3.77g–h

7.63c–l

47.83j–n

 

P6 × P7

271.49a–i

24.85i–m

21.62j–n

12.33b–i

5.44a

7.18e–l

47.67k–n

 

P6 × P8

263.88c–i

25.21h–m

21.37k–n

10.82h–k

4.53a–h

6.91h–l

52.83a–g

 

P6 × P9

260.09d–j

26.13e–l

22.40e–m

11.89d–j

4.91a–f

9.68a

48.50i–n

 

P7 × P8

286.03a–d

23.45k–p

20.08m–q

11.28f–k

4.09d–h

6.09l–o

45.17m–o

 

P7 × P9

296.17ab

28.52a–g

25.20b–g

13.03b–e

4.28b–h

7.47d–l

43.00o

 

P8 × P9

261.7d–j

24.88i–m

21.54j–n

13.67b–c

4.31b–h

9.09a–d

48.33i–n

 

\(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\) Hybrids

269.71

26.47

22.84

12.11

4.32

7.73

50.03

 

Overall Mean

268.30

25.85

22.22

11.98

4.30

7.37

50.13

 

Std Dev

32.26

5.27

5.29

2.30

1.92

5.09

4.71

 

Std Error

1.96

0.32

0.32

0.14

0.12

0.31

0.29

 

EMS

644.08

7.80

7.73

2.18

0.92

2.28

12.34

 

LSD (5%)

28.92

3.18

3.17

1.68

1.09

1.72

4.00

 

Parents/hybrids

D50%F

FW1

FW2

DSW

DFW

NF

NS

SW

P1

60.67b–j

1127.20k–r

328.89e–l

93.78g–o

26.71e–i

86.83o–t

26.08b–f

34.18ab

P2

69.17a

670.50tu

225.00o

74.56no

17.56no

50.82u

20.08l–o

33.78a–d

P3

57.67c–m

962.00n–t

331.95d–k

123.24a–h

22.82h–m

70.83s–u

26.65a–e

31.92g–m

P4

63.83a–e

1118.00l–r

351.42b–i

90.62h–o

24.78g–k

67.56tu

26.02b–f

30.50n–s

P5

58.00c–m

818.10s–u

247.97m–o

79.60l–o

19.49m–o

92.84n–t

28.76a

30.33p–s

P6

64.00a–d

929.30o–t

222.41o

71.35o

17.65no

97.54m–s

25.73b–g

33.79a–d

P7

55.67i–n

937.80n–t

258.77k–o

96.27f–o

16.30o

121.94h–m

20.59k–n

32.65c–i

P8

60.50b–j

911.30p–t

287.22h–o

95.06g–o

23.59h–m

83.87p–t

27.36ab

33.04b–g

P9

55.83i–n

1102.30l–s

255.87l–o

81.46k–o

19.17m–o

106.78k–p

27.79ab

32.47d–j

\(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\) Parents

60.59

952.95

278.83

89.55

20.89

86.56

25.45

32.52

P1 × P2

59.83c–k

1214.50f–o

328.52e–l

97.78f–o

25.96f–i

115.30i–o

15.08s

33.90a–c

P1 × P3

59.83c–k

1526.80a–d

379.58a–f

122.30a–i

31.54b–d

136.92d–j

25.95b–f

32.79c–i

P1 × P4

57.50d–n

1490.30b–g

410.69a–c

152.93a

31.34b–e

156.96b–f

25.85b–f

33.36b–f

P1 × P5

61.50b–i

1112.80l–r

272.33j–o

103.16d–n

21.11j–n

95.92m–t

22.57h–k

26.20x

P1 × P6

61.00b–j

1362.20c–l

316.11e–m

108.05c–n

25.12g–k

123.14g–m

20.03m–o

30.70m–r

P1 × P7

56.83f–n

1483.90b–h

350.83b–i

111.67c–m

27.42c–h

162.83b–d

20.69k–n

31.83g–o

P1 × P8

58.83c–m

1211.10f–o

323.43e–l

109.12c–m

27.25d–h

151.15b–g

25.79b–g

32.65c–i

P1 × P9

62.83a–f

1044.80m–s

312.56e–m

84.37j–o

24.62g–k

144.50b–h

24.54e–h

31.13j–q

P2 × P3

61.33b–j

1521.70a–e

414.45a–c

110.00c–m

38.74a

75.88q–u

16.45q–s

32.91b–h

P2 × P4

64.17a–c

1230.00e–n

386.11a–e

121.12a–i

31.46b–e

109.50j–p

18.42o–q

32.44d–j

P2 × P5

66.50a

1192.90h–p

322.08e–m

104.17c–n

29.03b–g

101.67m–r

20.25l–o

31.57h–p

P2 × P6

59.00c–l

1071.90l–s

331.67e–k

90.58h–o

26.04f–i

96.58m–s

24.96c–g

32.00f–m

P2 × P7

52.33n

1301.60d–m

318.10e–m

107.78c–n

26.00f–i

131.35e–l

20.39l–o

30.85l–q

P2 × P8

59.33c–l

1198.20g–p

303.06g–n

95.70g–o

25.91f–j

140.24d–i

15.74rs

35.05a

P2 × P9

59.83c–k

584.30u

229.22no

78.82mo

18.94m–o

83.91p–t

17.81p–r

33.67b–e

P3 × P4

57.67c–m

1573.90a–d

415.19a–c

133.33a–e

29.93b–f

98.61m–s

25.67b–g

29.40r–u

P3 × P5

59.50c–l

1478.80b–hh

383.71a–e

130.00a–f

25.89f–j

123.69g–m

26.56b–e

31.49i–p

P3 × P6

59.00c–l

1101.90l–s

305.56f–m

114.54b–k

22.86h–m

136.07d–j

24.18f–i

30.98k–q

P3 × P7

51.00n

1137.00k–r

353.02b–h

126.30a–g

24.88g–k

105.17l–p

20.95k–n

31.69g–p

P3 × P8

58.17c–m

1413.90b–k

343.33c–j

130.00a–f

24.78g–k

134.39d–k

23.68g–j

28.35u–v

P3 × P9

58.33c–m

887.90q–t

290.00h–o

105.31c–n

22.29i–n

106.08k–p

26.72a–d

29.90q–t

P4 × P5

59.33c–l

1660.40ab

367.50b–g

116.79b–j

28.76b–g

120.28h–n

26.68a–e

28.72t–v

P4 × P6

55.67i–n

1786.50a

419.35ab

134.46a–d

28.87b–g

172.30b

24.98c–g

32.11f–l

P4 × P7

58.67c–m

1174.30i–q

303.52g–n

112.92c–l

23.47h–m

75.45r–u

19.26n–p

27.55v–x

P4 × P8

60.50b–j

1360.70c–l

403.78a–d

134.09a–d

29.05b–g

96.00m–t

26.86a–c

29.78q–t

P4 × P9

56.33f–n

1627.00a–c

449.96a

147.69a

32.11bc

100.78m–r

27.30ab

32.31e–k

P5 × P6

57.67c–m

850.90r–u

266.85k–o

95.37g–o

22.29i–n

104.46l–q

26.47b–e

29.18s–u

P5 × P7

53.17ln

1209.40f–o

329.35e–l

92.22h–o

19.73l–o

160.25b–e

26.78a–d

30.72m–r

P5 × P8

56.17 g–n

1655.30ab

419.49ab

137.78a–c

32.81b

134.25d–k

22.22i–l

26.95wx

P5 × P9

56.00 h–n

1206.70g–o

277.08i–o

103.78d–n

25.14f–k

130.72f–l

24.67d–h

30.43p–s

P6 × P7

57.33e–n

1088.90l–s

270.83j–o

88.89i–o

20.36k–o

144.31b–h

22.63h–k

31.87g–n

P6 × P8

62.67a–g

1435.10b–j

294.83g–o

90.72h–o

22.16i–n

158.92b–f

26.28b–f

31.82g–o

P6 × P9

62.50b–h

1463.20b–i

305.50f–m

100.12e–n

24.51g–l

170.63bc

25.70b–g

30.46o–s

P7 × P8

53.33 k–n

1149.60j–q

313.34e–m

109.30c–m

22.05i–n

113.99i–o

19.18n–p

28.03u–w

P7 × P9

51.00n

1652.40a–c

348.28b–i

132.68a–e

25.56f–j

217.15a

21.82j–m

30.07q–t

P8 × P9

54.83j–n

1501.90a–f

296.76g–o

115.65b–j

25.03g–k

142.45c–i

27.27ab

30.33p–s

\(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\) Hybrids

58.32

1304.52

337.67

112.49

26.19

126.99

23.07

30.92

OA Mean

58.77

1234.20

325.90

107.90

25.13

118.91

23.54

31.24

Std Dev

7.38

518.40

100.62

39.78

8.44

52.10

5.53

4.23

Std Error

0.45

31.55

6.12

2.42

0.51

3.17

0.34

0.26

EMS

33.12

65,920.85

4361.17

877.24

17.80

646.90

3.60

1.46

LSD5%

6.56

292.55

75.25

33.75

4.81

28.98

2.16

1.38

  1. PH plant height (cm), BD base diameter (mm), CD core diameter (mm), MD middle diameter (mm), TD top diameter (mm), NN number of nodes, DTFF days to 1st flowering, Std Dev standard deviation, EMS error means square, LSD Least significant difference, D50%F Days to 50% flowering, FW1 fresh stem weight with leaves and pod (g), FW2 fresh stem weight without leaves and pod (g), DSW dry stick weight (g), DFW dry fiber weight (g), NF number of pods per plant, NS number of seeds per pod, SW 1000 seeds weight (g), OA mean overall mean. Means with the same letter in each letter in each column are not significantly different at 5% probability level.