Table 2: Estimation of variance components, coefficient of variability heritability and genetic advance of 6 characters.

Characters

 σ2g

σ2p

 σ2e

 GCV

(%)

 PCV

(%)

 

  ECV

h2b

 EGA,

(k = 5%)

GAM

(K = 5%)

DH

17.69

31.412

13.727

4.4

5.8

3.9

56.3

6.510

6.764

DM

10.21

24.111

13.897

2.5

3.8

2.9

42.4

4.291

3.324

PH

19.70

39.548

19.848

23

32.6

23.1

49.8

6.463

33.549

PL

1.37

3.252

1.878

6.1

23.3

17.7

42.3

2.835

36.553

GY

147871.93

718520.933

570649.0

9.5

16.1

18.7

20.6

359.886

8.911

TSW

1.60

5.317

3.713

6.1

11

9.2

30.2

1.435

6.868

σ2g = Genotypic variance; σ2e = Environmental variance; σ2ph: Phenotypic variance; GCV: Genotypic coefficient of Variation; PCV = Phenotypic Coefficient of Variation; h2b = Broad sense Heritability; EGA: Expected Genetic Advance; GAM: Genetic Advance as percent of Mean; and K: Selection intensity; GY: Grain Yield; DH: Number of days to Head; DM: Number of days to Mature; PL: Panicle Length; PH: Plant Height; TSW: Thousand Seed Weight