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Table 1 Starch content data in the parental maize lines CI7 and K22 and the CI7/K22 RIL population

From: Genetic basis of maize kernel starch content revealed by high-density single nucleotide polymorphism markers in a recombinant inbred line population

Items

CI7

K22

RIL

Mean ± SD (%)

63.16 ± 1.71

66.72 ± 1.62

64.82 ± 1.64

Range (%)

–

–

61.36–69.52

Variance: Genotype

–

–

2.95**

Variance: Environment

–

–

0.13**

Variance: Error

–

–

1.93

Heritability (%)(CI)a

–

–

82.1(78.0–85.5)

  1. **, significant at P < 0.01
  2. aHeritability, broad-sense heritability (h 2); CI, confidence