Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the major yield attributing parameters in 130 RILs and the percentage of reduction under low light compared to ambient light for each trait.

From: Identification and analysis of low light responsive yield enhancing QTLs in rice

Trait

Season

Light

Mean ± sd

SE

Range

Kurtosis

Skewness

% Reduction

Per plant grain yield (g)

Wet-19

Ambient

16.8 ± 4.8

0.4

8.9–35.4

1.5

1

43.8

Wet-19

Lowlight

9.5 ± 4.1

0.4

3.6–22.8

0.3

1

Wet-20

Ambient

20.3 ± 5.7

0.5

5.8–37.3

0.8

0.8

48.3

Wet-20

Lowlight

10.5 ± 4.3

0.4

3.7–25.3

0.7

0.9

Wet-21

Ambient

26.5 ± 6

0.5

14.7–46.3

0.1

0.3

53.2

Wet-21

Lowlight

11.7 ± 4.5

0.4

4.2–24.0

-0.3

0.6

Wet-22

Ambient

23.1 ± 5.9

0.5

10.5– 41.0

0.1

0.5

45.9

Wet-22

Lowlight

12.6 ± 4

0.4

5.9–29.2

2

1.1

MEAN

Ambient

21.7 ± 4

0.4

13.4–34.8

0.8

0.8

48.2

MEAN

Lowlight

11.3 ± 3.5

0.3

5.7–23.5

1.4

1.1

Panicles/plant

Wet-19

Ambient

8.2 ± 2.2

0.2

4–15.3

0.6

11.3

28.1

Wet-19

Lowlight

6.4 ± 1.8

0.2

3–11.3

0.6

8.3

Wet-20

Ambient

8.2 ± 1.8

0.2

4.3–13.3

0.6

9

34.4

Wet-20

Lowlight

6.1 ± 2

0.2

2.4–12.1

0.7

9.7

Wet-21

Ambient

9 ± 1.9

0.2

3.7–14.7

0.1

11

40.6

Wet-21

Lowlight

6.4 ± 1.9

0.2

3–12.2

0.7

9.2

Wet-22

Ambient

8.7 ± 2

0.2

4–15.3

0.3

11.3

33.8

Wet-22

Lowlight

6.5 ± 1.7

0.2

3–12

0.8

9

MEAN

Ambient

8.5 ± 1.4

0.1

5.7–13.1

0.4

7.5

34.9

MEAN

Lowlight

6.3 ± 1.6

0.1

3.8–11.2

1

7.4

Per panicle weight (g)

Wet-19

Ambient

1.9 ± 0.5

0.1

0.7–3.8

0.7

3

15.8

Wet-19

Lowlight

1.6 ± 0.6

0.1

0.7–3.6

0.7

2.9

Wet-20

Ambient

2.6 ± 0.9

0.1

0.8–6.3

1.2

5.6

30.8

Wet-20

Lowlight

1.8 ± 0.5

0.1

0.7–3.7

0.8

3

Wet-21

Ambient

3.1 ± 0.8

0.1

1–6.5

0.7

5.5

32.3

Wet-21

Lowlight

2.1 ± 0.6

0.1

0.8–3.5

0.1

2.6

Wet-22

Ambient

2.9 ± 0.9

0.1

1.2–7.1

1

5.9

27.6

Wet-22

Lowlight

2.1 ± 0.6

0.1

0.8–3.9

0.6

3

MEAN

Ambient

2.6 ± 0.6

0.1

1.5–5.6

1.3

4.1

26.9

MEAN

Lowlight

1.9 ± 0.4

0

1–2.9

0.3

1.8

Grains/panicle

Wet-19

Ambient

78.7 ± 22.4

2

31.3–173.6

1

142.2

6.5

Wet-19

Lowlight

73.6 ± 29.6

2.6

27.7–175

0.9

147.3

Wet-20

Ambient

107 ± 37.7

3.3

29.1–249.5

1

220.5

25.1

Wet-20

Lowlight

80.1 ± 23.6

2.1

33–158

0.6

125

Wet-21

Ambient

126 ± 32.1

2.8

43.9–254.9

0.6

211

26.5

Wet-21

Lowlight

92.6 ± 26.6

2.3

36.7–159.7

0.2

123

Wet-22

Ambient

118 ± 39.4

3.5

43.4–282.3

1

238.8

22.1

Wet-22

Lowlight

91.9 ± 27.6

2.4

36.7–175.7

0.6

139

MEAN

Ambient

108 ± 24.8

2.2

59–221.7

1.1

162.8

21.7

MEAN

Lowlight

84.6 ± 18.2

1.6

48.1–131.5

0.3

83.4

Thousand seed weight (g)

Wet-19

Ambient

24.5 ± 2.2

0.2

16–30.2

 − 0.3

14.2

9.0

Wet-19

Lowlight

22.3 ± 2.5

0.2

16–27.8

 − 0.2

11.8

 

Wet-20

Ambient

24.6 ± 2.2

0.2

16.2–30

 − 0.3

13.8

8.9

Wet-20

Lowlight

22.4 ± 2.4

0.2

16.3–27.4

 − 0.2

11.1

 

Wet-21

Ambient

24.5 ± 2.2

0.2

16.1–30.1

 − 0.3

14

9.0

Wet-21

Lowlight

22.3 ± 2.7

0.2

15.9–28.3

0.1

12.4

 

Wet-22

Ambient

24.5 ± 2.3

0.2

15.9–30.3

 − 0.3

14.4

8.6

Wet-22

Lowlight

22.4 ± 2.5

0.2

16.8–28

 − 0.1

11.2

 

MEAN

Ambient

24.5 ± 2.2

0.2

16.1–30.2

 − 0.3

14.1

9.0

MEAN

Lowlight

22.3 ± 2.5

0.2

16.2–27.9

 − 0.1

11.6