Table 4: Mean values of physiological quality of the twelve maize genotypes belonging to three maturity groups across storage duration (N = 36).
|
Variety |
HSW (g) |
G % |
GI (days) |
AAG % |
AAGI (days) |
EL (µScm-1g-1 ) |
|
Early |
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|
EVDT-W99 |
25.94b |
88.67a |
3.24a |
81.89a |
4.20a |
7.77a |
|
DMR-ESR-W |
25.69b |
80.44b |
3.41b |
47.22c |
4.52b |
12.19b |
|
TZE-YPOPDT |
27.89a |
95.89a |
3.44b |
83.11a |
4.28b |
12.97b |
|
POOL-18SR |
28.28a |
78.89b |
3.26a |
62.00b |
4.31b |
11.69b |
|
Mean ± Standard error |
26.95 ± 0.23 |
85.92 ± 3.86 |
3.34 ± 0.11 |
68.55 ± 4.77 |
4.32 ± 0.07 |
11.14 ± 1.58 |
|
Intermediate |
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ART/98/SW5-OB |
22.87b |
64.74b |
3.24a |
37.85ab |
4.85b |
39.23a |
|
POP66-SR/ACR 91 |
23.79a |
44.67c |
3.82c |
36.11b |
4.89b |
29.41a |
|
ILE-1-OB |
22.69b |
41.11c |
3.67ab |
39.11a |
4.91b |
62..42b |
|
ART/98/SW6-OB |
23.46a |
66.22a |
3.56b |
38.33ab |
4.74a |
25.85a |
|
Mean ± Standard error |
23.20 ± 0.37 |
54.19 ± 4.58 |
3.57 ± 0.12 |
37.85 ± 4.27 |
4.84 ± 0.13 |
39.23 ± 4.25 |
|
Late |
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|
SYNLDFO/OBATANPA |
24.20c |
88.22a |
3.42a |
64.44a |
4.37a |
14.42ab |
|
SYNLDFO/OBAT |
26.63b |
68.00b |
3.68b |
48.33b |
4.75a |
16.92b |
|
SYNLDFO/OBAT/TZL |
28.07a |
90.44a |
3.51a |
40.44b |
3.96a |
10.82a |
|
OBATANPA/TZLCOMP |
24.28c |
85.33a |
3.46a |
45.11b |
4.30a |
14.02ab |
|
Mean ± Standard error |
25.80 ± 0.30 |
83.00 ± 2.36 |
3.51± 0.08 |
49.58 ± 4.72 |
4.35 ± 0.16 |
14.05 ± 0.88 |
Means with the same letter in each column are not significantly different at P = 0.05 using Duncan's multiple range test. HSW: Hundred Seed Weight; GP: Germination Percentage; GI: Germination Index; AAG: Accelerated Ageing Germination; AAGI: Accelerated Ageing Germination Index; Electrolyte Leakage (μS cm-1g-1).