Table 3 Summary of mean, ranges, F value (for genotype effect) and the heritability for 12 agronomic traits assessed in a durum wheat collection in three environments in Argentina.
Trait | Mean | SE | Min | Max | F value | H2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grain yield (kg ha−1) | 3581 | 64.24 | 1395.3 | 5393.9 | 14.61*** | 0.8 |
Harvest index | 0.37 | 0.005 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 5.84*** | 0.57 |
Aerial biomass (g) | 7.47 | 0.15 | 3.91 | 13.58 | 1.43* | 0.09 |
Grain protein content (%) | 12.35 | 0.11 | 9.46 | 17.45 | 2.36*** | 0.41 |
Plant height (cm) | 92.63 | 0.87 | 78.4 | 139.1 | 12.38*** | 0.71 |
Heading date (days) | 78.28 | 0.54 | 66.5 | 96 | 85.95*** | 0.93 |
Thousand kernel weight (g) | 39.43 | 0.59 | 23.95 | 56.57 | 9.4*** | 0.79 |
Grain number per plant | 72.28 | 1.52 | 32 | 133.05 | 3.52*** | 0.44 |
Spikes per plant | 2.23 | 0.03 | 1.25 | 3.85 | 1.79** | 0.26 |
Grain number per spike | 33.37 | 0.38 | 19.74 | 50.79 | 5.55*** | 0.61 |
Grain number per spikelet | 2.03 | 0.02 | 1.17 | 3.06 | 6.03*** | 0.58 |
Spikelets per spike | 16.46 | 0.1 | 13.48 | 20.31 | 5.27*** | 0.55 |
