Table 6: The effect of the specific combining ability (s^ij) of the hybrids on the studied traits.
Hybrids |
Flag leaf area (cm2) |
No. spike.m-2 |
No. of grain per spike |
Weight of 1000 grain (gm) |
Individual plant yield (gm) |
2 × 1 |
2.54- |
12.18 |
1.48- |
3.46- |
0.21 |
3 × 1 |
0.84- |
17.04 |
2.46 |
6.57- |
0.66 |
4 × 1 |
0.55- |
7.38- |
6.83- |
2.13 |
2.80 |
5 × 1 |
2.81 |
27.23 |
3.58 |
7.86 |
5.69 |
3 × 2 |
4.87 |
29.41 |
6.75- |
7.28 |
9.33 |
4 × 2 |
0.56 |
11.00- |
6.14 |
0.38 |
3.18 |
5 × 2 |
2.40 |
2.39- |
0.85- |
2.02 |
1.02- |
4 × 3 |
1.06- |
9.98 |
3.55 |
4.16 |
2.69- |
5 × 3 |
1.63- |
39.84- |
0.81- |
2.20 |
0.88 |
5 × 4 |
2.37 |
26.23 |
3.41- |
3.12 |
5.18 |
S.E s^ij |
0.22 |
3.55 |
0.72 |
0.77 |
0.76 |