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Table 5 Mean squares of the general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining abilities and reciprocal effects (RE) for protrusion percentage (PROT) and percentage of germination (TG) in maize seeds

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

SV

DF

MS

GER

PROT

GCA

5

3650.89a

498.96a

SCA

9

5821.98a

163.79a

RE

9

7850.26a

285.45a

Error

65

133.21

3.98

  1. a Significant at 1% by the F test