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Table 2 Combining abilities and reciprocal effects of imbibition traits

From: A machine vision platform for measuring imbibition of maize kernels: quantification of genetic effects and correlations with germination

Estimates of quadratic components

k

ΔA

GCA (φg)

4.9

5.7 × 10−5

SCA (φs)

8.1

9.2 × 10−5

RE (φre)

9.5

1.5 × 10−4

2φg/2φg + φs

0.55

0.56

  1. Quadratic components associated with the fixed-effects of general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), and reciprocal effects (RE) for the swelling constant (k), and change in area (ΔA) from the full-diallel experiment. The ratio 2φg/2φg + φs assessed the relative importance of general and specific combining abilities in determining progeny performance
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