Detection of QTLs for Yield Heterosis in Rice Using a RIL Population and Its Testcross Population

Table 3

Correlation coefficients between RILs, testcross F₁s, and mid-parent heterosis.

NP	NGP	NSP	SF	TGW	GY
RIL versus TC
RIL versus	−0.103	−0.086	−0.022	0.110		0.014
TC versus

, recombinant inbred line; TC, testcross F₁; , mid-parent heterosis.
, number of panicles per plant; NGP, number of grains per panicle; NSP, number of spikelets per panicle; SF, spikelet fertility; TGW, 1000-grain weight; GY, grain yield per plant. at .