Combining Ability for Germination Traits in Jatropha curcas L.
Table 3
GCA effects for nine germination traits of 6 × 6 diallel populations in Jatropha curcas.
GCA effects
NDTFG
GP
SE
GE
GI
MGT
SL
SVI/100
−0.56*
2.02**
23.69**
14.27**
1.42**
−1.06**
−0.58**
−0.38
0.17
0.03
5.70**
−0.91*
1.67**
0.17*
0.04
−0.12**
1.81**
3.26**
0.07
−0.36
−4.99**
0.18
−0.12
0.49**
0.05
−0.34
−0.39
−0.26
3.68**
−4.17**
−4.37**
−0.36**
0.12
−0.01
−1.17**
−0.08
0.32
−4.96**
−0.57
1.44**
−0.07
−0.13
−0.08*
0.83*
−0.72*
0.40*
−6.08**
−13.05**
−13.19**
−1.04**
0.54**
0.74**
−0.74*
−2.26**
SEd (gi-gj)
0.16
0.68
0.40
0.26
0.07
0.08
0.04
0.42
0.37
; . 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.
