Combining Ability for Germination Traits in Jatropha curcas L.

Table 1

Combining ability ANOVA for nine germination traits of 6 × 6 diallel populations in Jatropha curcas.

Sources	df	NDTFG	GP	SE	GE	GI	MGT	𝑇50	SL	SVI
GCA	5	1.04**	178.66**	1240.25**	642.48**	5.21**	2.71**	1.44**	9.80**	26.31**
SCA	15	0.75**	238.73**	226.92**	430.92**	2.27**	1.97**	1.48**	10.52**	29.84**
Error	40	0.099	1.88	0.63	0.27	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.70	0.55
GCA : SCA	—	1.39	0.75	5.47	1.49	2.30	1.38	0.97	0.93	0.88

^∗∗𝑃<0.01.
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), 𝑇₅₀: time of 50% germination, SL: seedling length (cm), and SVI: seedling vigor index.