Estimates of Combining Ability and Heterosis for Yield and Its Related Traits in Pearl Millet Inbred Lines under Downy Mildew Prevalent Areas of Senegal

Table 8

Mean grain yield and best and mid-parent heterosis of pearl millet hybrid across locations.

Cross	GY (kg ha^−1)	BPH	MPH	SH
IBL 001-4-1 × Souna 3	1923	52	108	14
IBL 003-B-1 × Souna 3	1646	23	26	−3
IBL 011-4-1 × Souna 3	942	−26	11	−44
IBL 021-3-1 × Souna 3	852	−33	1	−50
IBL 055-4-1 × Souna 3	1397	10	80	−18
IBL 091-1-1 × Souna 3	1211	−4	1	−29
IBL 095-4-1 × Souna 3	1641	29	48	−3
IBL 098-3-1 × Souna 3	1289	2	5	−24
IBL 106-B-1 × Souna 3	1351	7	37	−20
IBL 110-B-1 × Souna 3	1493	18	79	−12
IBL 114-6-1 × Souna 3	1181	−7	48	−30
IBL 119-B-1 × Souna 3	1530	21	125	−10
IBL 155-2-1 × Souna 3	1101	−13	27	−35
IBL 165-1-1 × Souna 3	1612	27	83	−5
IBL 179-2-1 × Souna 3	735	−42	−12	−57
IBL 179-3-1 × Souna 3	1402	11	30	−17
IBL 206-1-1 × Souna 3	2024	60	69	20
IBL 001-4-1 × Sosat C 88	1579	2	48	−7
IBL 003-B-1 × Sosat C 88	1883	22	30	11
IBL 011-4-1 × Sosat C 88	1331	−14	35	−21
IBL 021-3-1 × Sosat C 88	1654	7	68	−2
IBL 055-4-1 × Sosat C 88	1131	−27	23	−33
IBL 091-1-1 × Sosat C 88	2019	30	50	19
IBL 095-4-1 × Sosat C 88	1368	−12	10	−19
IBL 098-3-1 × Sosat C 88	1381	−11	1	−18
IBL 106-B-1 × Sosat C 88	949	−39	−16	−44
IBL 110-B-1 × Sosat C 88	1433	−7	47	−15
IBL 114-6-1 × Sosat C 88	1416	−9	51	−16
IBL 119-B-1 × Sosat C 88	871	−44	6	−49
IBL 155-2-1 × Sosat C 88	1215	−22	21	−28
IBL 165-1-1 × Sosat C 88	1114	−28	9	−34
IBL 179-2-1 × Sosat C 88	1586	2	63	−6
IBL 179-3-1 × Sosat C 88	1247	−19	2	−26
IBL 206-1-1 × Sosat C 8	1988	28	49	17

GY: grain yield; BPH: best parent heterosis; MPH: mid-parent heterosis; SH: standard heterosis.