Table 5 Mean productivity and selected phenotypic characteristics of four Golden Promise T ₁ lines (two experiments) and one Scarlett line, silenced via biolistic method

Golden Promise – experiment I

5*

14 – 22 empty spikes (5/1, 5/3, 5/5)

101.3 ±29.3

2.61 ±0.56

26.2 ±2.74

90.7 ±19.0

63.3 ±3.14

8.5 ±0.57

11.5 ±7.58

6

no growth (6/4, 6/5) one spike (6/6)

112.8 ±74.6

3.68 ±2.56

32.2 ±5.65

62.6 ±16.5

58.8 ±6.83

9.13 ±0.42

6.80 ±3.70

Control GP I

123.5 ±47.3

4.28 ±1.24

36.85 ±7.61

52

71.28 ±2.80

8.75 ±5.02

9.03 ±4.80

Golden Promise – experiment II

4

two spikes (4/6)

192 ±85.38

5.40 ±2.72

26.6^p ±5.62

51.83 ±9.64

83.33 ±3.56

8.22 ±0.66

13,2 ±9,0

5

15 - 22 empty spikes (5/9, 5/10)

172.50 ±103.78

5.85 ±3.76

33.48 ±1.77

56.00 ±9.01

76.50 ±3.02

9.22 ±0.44

13.7 ±5,5

6

no germin. (10 seeds); no growth (6/9, 6/12)

318.25 ±117.84

12.02 ±4.34

37.85 ±2.33

44.20 ±12.21

82.00 ±1.41

8.45 ±0.70

12.00 ±3.2

7

117.33 ±57.84

3.46^p ±1.99

29.6^p ±9.06

56.67 ±16.12

77.00 ±5.33

8.82 ±1.18

11.50 ±4.2

Control GP II

218 ±66.5

7.85 ±2.40

36.0 ±1.97

52.7 ±16.6

80.2 ±4,15

9.09 ±0.57

12.1 ±2.32

Scarlett

17

126.3 ±81.4

3.73 ±2.58

27.3^p ±6.96

103.0^p ±14.8

58.8 ±11.4

7.63 ±1.41

8.17 ±3.31

Control S (3)

140.0 ±24.5

5.78 ±0.96

41.4 ±0.52

58.7 ±30,0

70.0 ±3.00

8.60 ±0.70

9.33 ±3.21