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