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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Heterosis (%) in F1 over mid (H) and better parents (Hb) for studied traits

From: Performance and reaction of faba bean genotypes to chocolate spot disease

Cross PH (cm) BP PP SP SY 100-SW
H Hb H Hb H Hb H Hb H Hb H Hb
P2 × P1 − 16.56** − 23.17** 3.92** − 5.36** 46.67** 34.44** 44.74** 27.09** 38.22** 20.67** − 4.35 − 4.97
P3 × P1 33.33** 31.19** − 19.23** − 25.00** 40.60** 18.89** 69.39** 30.96** 98.21** 88.58** − 7.19 − 14.51**
P4 × P1 − 17.90** − 21.67** − 17.12** − 17.86** 61.31** 58.71** 24.14** 11.05** 92.22** 58.86** 3.31 − 21.59**
P5 × P1 16.43** 4.36** 42.31** 32.14** 139.23** 131.06** 140.76** 133.74** 159.06** 148.77** 7.86 − 0.51
P6 × P1 − 5.38** − 7.46** − 6.82** − 26.79** 77.43** 52.00** 107.45** 81.43** 9.90** 9.31** − 32.70** − 39.46**
P3 × P2 21.28** 10.04** 12.77** 10.42** 48.11** 35.48** 56.20** 34.52** 182.90** 158.35** 51.78** 38.97**
P4 × P2 − 19.84** − 22.78** 2.97** − 5.45** 125.07** 109.44** 118.87** 114.29** 114.42** 59.44** − 1.67 − 25.71**
P5 × P2 − 1.87 − 4.73** 0.00 − 2.08** 33.72** 26.67** 58.47** 42.86** 73.73** 46.53** 12.13** 2.80
P6 × P2 − 4.72** − 10.42** 76.92** 50.00** 221.25** 156.11** 209.12** 142.12** 78.70** 56.75** − 28.38** − 35.95**
P4 × P3 − 13.08** − 18.33** − 14.56** − 20.00** − 10.22** − 23.04** 15.67** − 2.14 48.99** 18.40** 11.70** − 9.80
P5 × P3 2.88** − 9.09** 50.00** 50.00** 98.94** 73.27** 78.60** 41.10** 158.25** 136.43** 18.60** 18.42**
P6 × P3 − 23.92** − 26.75** 37.50** 14.58** 25.93** − 5.99** 2.78* − 27.58** 0.62 − 3.78** − 3.20 − 0.60
P5 × P4 6.02** − 0.73 18.45** 10.91** 139.24** 134.78** 119.86** 102.06** 214.42** 168.71** 41.20** 13.89**
P6 × P4 − 17.52** − 19.58** 35.63** 7.27** 48.09** 25.16** 27.63** 1.54 31.39** 8.12** 25.85** 3.70
P6 × P5 − 3.78** − 12.00** 42.50** 18.75** 89.55** 57.76** 121.22** 88.65** 135.13** 124.61** 37.21** 33.52**
Cross INF1 INF2 DS1 (%) DS2 (%)
H Hb H Hb H Hb H Hb
P2 × P1 − 2.65 − 31.25** 8.24** − 3.16 − 76.97** − 81.90** 46.33** 21.16**
P3 × P1 − 35.48** − 50.00** − 46.29** − 53.00** − 82.22** − 88.57** − 9.35** − 39.40**
P4 × P1 32.91** − 16.00** 22.73** − 6.90** − 38.71** − 62.00** 4.85** − 43.96**
P5 × P1 66.67** 20.00** 49.09** 36.67** − 11.11** − 20.00** − 21.31** − 56.74**
P6 × P1 − 1.84 − 38.46** − 0.47 − 23.57** 11.11** − 16.67** − 4.10** − 48.88**
P3 × P2 − 30.00** − 38.75** − 24.10** − 26.00** − 93.02** − 94.76** − 40.75** − 55.16**
P4 × P2 − 17.07** − 32.00** 1.67 − 15.86** − 56.62** − 69.20** − 21.27** − 56.49**
P5 × P2 35.48** 31.25** 30.81** 27.37** 33.33** 14.29** 68.22** − 3.13*
P6 × P2 − 42.86** − 53.85** − 23.40** − 35.71** − 76.00** − 77.50** − 77.07** − 87.38**
P4 × P3 40.54** 4.00 26.53** 6.90** − 41.30** − 46.00** 32.22** − 20.33**
P5 × P3 33.33** 20.00** 10.53** 5.00 − 15.79** − 42.86** 51.67** − 1.77
P6 × P3 − 10.53** − 34.62** − 13.33** − 25.71** − 51.52** − 61.90** − 26.27** − 55.91**
P5 × P4 − 20.00** − 36.00** − 12.34** − 28.97** − 77.23** − 85.20** − 71.52** − 75.88**
P6 × P4 − 37.25** − 38.46** − 25.61** − 26.90** − 64.86** − 74.00** − 61.99** − 62.83**
P6 × P5 26.83** 0.00 34.78** 10.71** − 53.85** − 62.50** − 72.22** − 76.89**
  1. * and ** indicate significant and highly significant at 0.05 and 0.01 level of probability, respectively
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