Research Article

Combining Ability for Germination Traits in Jatropha curcas L.

Table 4

SCA effects for nine germination traits of 6 × 6 diallel populations in Jatropha curcas.

SCA effectsNDTFGGPSEGEGIMGT SLSVI

0.138.82**15.32**20.52**1.53**−1.22**−1.48**2.07*4.40**
0.76*0.500.06−21.09**−0.20.28−1.64**−0.79−0.61
0.09−3.03*−20.70**10.34**−0.90**0.99**0.41**−6.12**−5.83**
−0.4916.10**25.17**24.53**2.77**−1.46**−1.71**1.55*5.91**
−0.58*11.08**−24.05**2.28**−0.52**0.230.46**−0.562.46**
0.1711.12**−4.80**14.78**0.65**3.16**0.48**1.53*4.42**
0.179.65**0.47−20.41**−2.01**−0.68**0.45**1.193.73**
−0.416.22**18.14**30.57**1.74**−2.20**−1.76**3.36**4.47**
−0.4913.44**−3.48**8.31**0.72**−0.77**0.20*2.42*5.70**
0.13−27.16**−5.68**−22.12**−1.40**−0.160.78**3.01**−5.33**
−0.455.72**−7.34**11.93**−0.13−1.16**0.60**0.511.92*
−0.20−17.27**2.87**−3.27**−0.77**−0.270.04−2.60**−6.00**
−1.12**11.34**−12.64**−6.84**−0.251.71**0.91**−1.331.94**
1.13**3.12*0.27−5.81*0.61**−0.31*0.33*−0.760.29
−1.45−15.4704.94−1.46−0.940.53−0.184.24−2.04
SEd (Sij-Sik)0.421.811.050.690.200.220.111.110.98
SEd (Sij-Skl)0.391.680.970.640.180.210.11.030.91

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NDFG: number of days to first germination, SE: speed of emergence, GP: germination percentage (%), GE: germination energy, GI: germination index, MGT: mean germination time (days), : time of 50% germination, SL: seedling length (cm), and SVI: seedling vigor index.