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Table 4 Mean values in percentage for germination (GER) and protrusion (PROT) tests evaluated 4, 7, 14, and 21 days after sowing and heterosis, carried out at 10 °C in maize lines and hybrids seeds

From: Gene expression and genetic control to cold tolerance during maize seed germination

Female Parental

Male Parental

Treat

PROT

Heterosis

GER

Heterosis

44

44

1

97

B

0

C

54

54

2

79

D

0

C

57

57

3

96

B

3

C

63

63

4

90

C

3

C

64

64

5

97

B

25

C

91

91

6

100

A

16

C

63

44

7

100

A

6.75

68

A

66.25

64

44

8

99

A

2

17

C

4.25

91

44

9

95

B

−3.75

81

A

73.25

63

54

10

63

E

−21.25

0

C

−1.25

64

54

11

95

B

7

15

C

2.75

91

54

12

100

A

10.25

46

B

37.75

63

57

13

96

B

3.25

21

C

17.75

64

57

14

96

B

−0.5

28

C

14.25

91

57

15

99

A

1.25

88

A

78.75

44

63

16

99

A

5.75

33

C

31.25

54

63

17

95

B

10.75

83

A

81.25

57

63

18

90

C

−2.75

18

C

14.75

44

64

19

100

A

3

74

A

61.25

54

64

20

100

A

12

48

B

35.25

57

64

21

95

B

−1.5

81

A

66.75

44

91

22

100

A

1.25

60

B

51.75

54

91

23

97

A

7.75

81

A

73.25

57

91

24

99

A

0.75

88

A

78.25

  1. Means followed by the same capital letter in the column do not differ from each other at 5% probability by the Scott Knott test