Table 6 The top 20 superior hybrid combinations with the largest GEBVs for grain yield (GYD) within a wheat population.

From: A statistical package for evaluation of hybrid performance in plant breeding via genomic selection

PiPj

\({GEBV}_{ij}\)

\({SCA}_{ij}\)

\({MPH}_{ij}\)

\({BPH}_{ij}\)

F6  F102

11.491

0.354

0.354

0.083

F102  M6

11.436

0.070

0.070

0.032

F102  M9

11.435

0.151

0.151

0.029

F97  F102

11.414

0.191

0.191

0.007

F1  F102

11.409

0.250

0.250

0.002

F46  F102

11.401

0.344

0.344

− 0.008

F39  F102

11.378

0.316

0.316

− 0.031

F20  F102

11.370

0.141

0.141

− 0.037

F102  xM14

11.361

0.090

0.090

− 0.045

F100  F102

11.359

0.051

0.051

− 0.047

F97  M6

11.355

0.169

0.169

0.024

F101  F102

11.350

0.172

0.172

− 0.057

F44  F102

11.342

0.200

0.200

− 0.066

F98  F102

11.338

0.143

0.143

− 0.070

F99  F102

11.337

0.221

0.221

− 0.072

F115  M6

11.321

0.137

0.137

− 0.010

F61  F97

11.320

0.315

0.315

0.277

F102  F115

11.311

0.090

0.090

− 0.096

F102  M1

11.295

0.150

0.150

− 0.113

F102  M8

11.290

0.162

0.162

− 0.119

  1. Note that \({GEBV}_{ij}\) is the genomic estimated breeding value; \({SCA}_{ij}\) is the specific combining ability; \({MPH}_{ij}\) is the mid-parent heterosis; \({BPH}_{ij}\) is the better-parent heterosis for hybrid PiPj.