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Table 1 Phenotypic performance, variance component and broad-sense heritability of three husk traits

From: Genome-wide association study (GWAS) reveals the genetic architecture of four husk traits in maize

Traita

Means ± SD (cm)

Range (cm)

Variance componentb,c

H 2d

   

G

E

GxE

 

HN

9.67 ± 0.71

7.08–15.15

7.48**

9.34**

2.72**

0.64

HL

20.13 ± 1.19

13.71–30.80

27.01**

0.33

7.49**

0.74

HW

8.29 ± 0.96

5.52–11.50

8.16**

376.22**

4.15**

0.49

HT

2.12 ± 0.37

0.95–6.30

3.08**

133.72**

1.12**

0.75

  1. a HN husk number, HL husk length, HW husk width, HT husk thickness
  2. bG and E indicate genotype and environment, respectively, and G × E indicate interaction of G and E
  3. c*Significant at P ≤ 0.05; **Significant at P ≤ 0.01
  4. dFamily mean-based broad-sense heritability
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BMC Genomics

ISSN: 1471-2164

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