Table 8 Mean performance and restoration of male fertility of CMS hybrids (HTS3) evaluated across 9 environments in 2023 and 2024.

From: Diverse and stable male sterile tropical Asian maize inbred lines provide strategic opportunities for hybrid development

Hybrid

#Line

#Tester

GY (t ha− 1)

 

Fertility Restoration (%)

Managed Drought (E7, E11)

Heat Stress (E9)

Optimal (E8)

Irrigated (E10, E12, E13, E14)

E7

E8

E9

E10

E11

E13

E15

Across

Std. dev.

CMSH1

PL1-CMSL1

T1

4.23

1.28

8.26

7.65

100.0

99.9

96.8

80.5

95.5

100.0

95.9

96.8

6.9

CMSH2

PL1-CMSL1

T2

6.25

0.83

7.98

8.62

0.0

0.2

6.3

12.6

51.1

0.0

0.3

8.6

18.7

CMSH3

PL1-CMSL2

T1

4.07

1.27

7.30

7.51

100.0

94.4

96.7

51.8

98.5

100.0

99.9

91.3

17.7

CMSH4

PL1-CMSL2

T2

5.76

1.35

8.46

8.67

0.0

0.2

6.0

8.6

3.7

0.0

13.7

2.0

5.2

CMSH5

PL1-CMSL3

T1

4.33

1.01

8.31

7.68

100.0

90.5

84.0

90.8

98.5

100.0

99.9

96.4

6.4

CMSH6

PL1-CMSL3

T2

6.04

1.91

7.92

8.72

0.0

0.2

6.2

9.1

3.7

0.0

16.7

3.1

6.2

CMSH7

PL1-CMSL4

T1

5.42

1.22

7.69

7.79

100.0

96.3

86.6

76.4

98.5

100.0

99.9

94.6

9.1

CMSH8

PL1-CMSL4

T2

6.15

1.89

8.13

8.66

0.0

0.2

6.2

7.0

3.7

0.0

10.3

1.2

4.1

CMSH9

PL1-CMSL5

T1

4.16

0.79

7.91

7.86

100.0

93.3

91.8

56.7

98.5

100.0

99.9

92.2

15.7

CMSH10

PL1-CMSL5

T2

5.59

1.32

8.15

8.38

0.0

0.2

6.2

8.0

3.7

0.0

4.3

1.5

3.2

CMSH11

PL1-CMSL6

T1

4.36

2.67

6.65

7.71

100.0

96.1

51.5

76.7

98.5

100.0

99.9

89.6

18.5

CMSH12

PL1-CMSL6

T2

5.96

1.20

8.39

8.70

0.0

0.2

6.1

6.4

3.7

0.0

11.8

1.5

4.4

CMSH13

PL1-CMSL7

T1

4.55

1.34

7.56

8.29

100.0

99.9

87.8

84.9

98.5

100.0

99.9

96.7

6.6

CMSH14

PL1-CMSL7

T2

6.46

1.81

8.18

8.73

0.0

0.2

6.1

6.0

3.7

0.0

4.8

0.8

2.8

CMSH15

PL1-CMSL8

T1

3.95

1.75

7.42

7.74

100.0

98.6

96.6

74.3

98.5

100.0

99.9

95.6

9.4

CMSH16

PL1-CMSL8

T2

5.97

1.99

7.61

8.55

36.7

13.8

41.4

26.4

26.3

19.5

0.3

22.4

13.9

H2

PL1

T2

6.93

1.34

7.82

8.67

100.0

99.9

96.9

95.2

98.5

100.0

99.9

99.9

1.9

H1

PL1

T1

3.91

1.29

7.75

7.77

100.0

99.9

96.9

93.5

98.5

100.0

99.9

99.6

2.4

Mean

 

5.28

1.44

7.76

8.24

69.5

67.3

65.9

60.8

70.8

68.8

70.2

67.6

 

Min.

 

3.91

0.76

6.65

7.51

0.0

0.2

6.0

6.0

3.7

0.0

0.3

0.8

 

Max.

 

6.93

2.67

8.46

9.42

100.0

99.9

96.9

95.2

98.5

100.0

99.9

99.9

 

LSD

 

0.36

0.80

1.35

1.33

2.0

7.7

38.9

44.0

15.9

0.3

8.7

9.0

 

Heritability (h2)

 

0.21

0.81

0.52

0.42

0.99

0.99

0.91

0.88

0.94

0.99

0.99

0.99

 

Number of environments

 

2

1

1

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

 

Year

 

2023, 2024

2023

2023

2023, 2024

2023

2023

2023

2023

2024

2024

2024

2023, 2024

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