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Table 5 Performance per se of hybrids and parental lines, and GCA of parents for 5% top and 5% bottom ranking hybrids

From: Grain iron and zinc density in pearl millet: combining ability, heterosis and association with grain yield and grain size

Fe (mg kg^-1)								Zn (mg kg^-1)
Hybrid^a			Performance *per se*^b			GCA^c		Hybrid^a			Performance *per se*^b			GCA^c
P₁		P₂	F₁	P₁	P₂	P₁	P₂	P₁		P₂	F₁	P₁	P₂	P₁	P₂
Top 5% hybrids
13	×	19	64.5	59.8	57.1	6.4^**	5.6^**	4	×	22	48.2	40.9	37.8	3.6^**	1.8^**
6	×	19	63.8	77.2	57.1	7.3^**	5.6^**	13	×	19	48.1	40.7	46.0	2.5^**	3.8^**
6	×	17	63.3	77.2	63.9	7.3^**	9.5^**	8	×	17	47.9	45.0	49.5	1.6^**	6.2^**
13	×	17	63.1	59.8	63.9	6.4^**	9.5^**	1	×	25	46.9	40.0	49.6	2.5^**	2.8^**
9	×	17	61.3	63.2	63.9	7.6^**	9.5^**	13	×	22	46.8	40.7	37.8	2.5^**	1.8^**
9	×	22	61.2	63.2	46.1	7.6^**	1.7^**	9	×	17	46.7	44.0	49.5	3.7^**	6.2^**
6	×	18	61.2	77.2	52.1	7.3^**	3.9^**	13	×	17	46.5	40.7	49.5	2.5^**	6.2^**
4	×	17	61.1	58.6	63.9	4.8^**	9.5^**	6	×	17	46.5	45.3	49.5	2.4^**	6.2^**
13	×	18	60.9	59.8	52.1	6.4^**	3.9^**	4	×	17	46.4	40.9	49.5	3.6^**	6.2^**
6	×	25	60.2	77.2	57.8	7.3^**	1.1^*	6	×	25	46.2	45.3	49.6	2.4^**	2.8^**
Bottom 5% hybrids
5	×	23	32.8	39.1	43.1	-5.1^**	-9.2^**	5	×	28	28.1	30.6	29.4	-4.0^**	-5.1^**
2	×	20	31.8	30.3	41.6	-9.5^**	-2.5^**	5	×	27	27.8	30.6	29.0	-4.0^**	-5.0^**
14	×	23	31.7	48.5	43.1	-1.6^**	-9.2^**	3	×	23	27.5	33.2	31.5	-2.9^**	-7.8^**
10	×	28	30.7	51.1	39.0	-1.8^**	-6.6^**	11	×	23	27.4	32.7	31.5	-3.7^**	-7.8^**
2	×	28	30.6	30.3	39.0	-9.5^**	-6.6^**	2	×	28	27.2	27.4	29.4	-4.2^**	-5.1^**
3	×	27	30.5	39.1	32.0	-4.8^**	-7.5^**	12	×	23	26.8	27.6	31.5	-2.6^**	-7.8^**
2	×	27	30.5	30.3	32.0	-9.5^**	-7.5^**	3	×	27	26.7	33.2	29.0	-2.9^**	-5.0^**
12	×	27	29.7	32.1	32.0	-6.6^**	-7.5^**	5	×	23	26.2	30.6	31.5	-4.0^**	-7.8^**
2	×	22	29.2	30.3	46.1	-9.5^**	1.7^**	2	×	23	25.9	27.4	31.5	-4.2^**	-7.8^**
2	×	23	25.8	30.3	43.1	-9.5^**	-9.2^**	7	×	23	25.8	37.1	31.5	0.1^NS	-7.8^**
SE ±^d			2.22	2.06	2.06	0.59	0.59				1.59	1.49	1.49	0.42	0.42
LSD^e			6.16	5.79	5.79						4.40	4.19	4.19

^a1-28 ID of inbred lines detailed in the Table 1; ^bMean performance at two environments (2011 rainy season and 2012 summer season) for grain iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) density. ^cGCA General combining ability effects; ^dSE Standard error; ^eLSD Least significant difference; ^{* , **}Significant at the 0.05 and 0.01 probability level, respectively; ^NSNon-significant.

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