Combining Ability for Germination Traits in Jatropha curcas L.
Table 2
Performance of parents and their hybrids for nine germination parameters in Jatropha curcas.
Genotypes
NDTFG
GP
SE
GE
GI
MGT
SL
SVI/100
Parents
4.00
67.23
70.67
50.00
6.00
7.26
5.00
28.50
19.13
5.33
66.70
6.53
16.22
3.53
9.73
5.00
25.66
17.12
5.00
92.76
18.63
50.00
5.20
8.85
4.13
25.83
23.97
4.33
90.33
31.99
53.44
5.76
8.25
2.72
27.00
24.39
7.67
58.06
5.90
13.27
2.78
9.83
5.08
24.83
14.41
6.67
70.33
4.80
13.34
2.89
10.18
5.22
24.50
17.23
Hybrids
4.67
96.46
59.28
76.22
7.63
6.55
2.00
30.83
29.78
5.33
82.10
39.93
33.11
5.61
8.50
2.00
25.83
21.12
4.33
82.60
20.00
60.00
4.66
8.84
4.00
19.66
16.21
4.33
93.10
69.47
80.00
8.63
6.14
1.80
29.33
27.31
4.33
86.96
7.76
43.11
4.37
8.51
4.78
25.66
22.33
5.33
96.40
10.46
56.39
5.21
12.48
4.59
30.33
29.24
5.00
98.96
16.56
16.65
2.31
8.27
4.50
29.16
28.86
5.00
86.90
37.83
73.44
6.35
6.51
2.21
33.33
28.97
5.00
93.00
3.73
36.55
4.36
8.61
5.00
30.83
28.65
5.00
56.10
6.33
13.44
2.63
9.25
5.00
28.83
16.15
5.00
80.33
8.26
53.31
4.19
8.00
4.73
28.33
22.76
5.33
56.23
6.00
23.47
2.59
9.56
5.00
25.66
13.30
4.00
90.00
3.80
30.00
3.83
10.49
5.00
23.66
23.10
6.33
80.66
4.23
16.39
3.73
9.15
5.23
24.66
19.90
4.33
53.43
12.50
26.55
2.46
9.75
4.64
31.66
16.94
MSD (0.05)
1.69
7.39
4.29
2.81
0.80
0.91
0.46
4.52
3.99
MSD: minimum significant difference, 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.
