Combining QTL-seq and linkage mapping to uncover the genetic basis of single vs. paired spikelets in the advanced populations of two-ranked maize×teosinte

Table 5 Investigation of PEDS in the NILs of QTL

NILs	Genotypes of the NILs^a				Number of plants	Number of plants with PEDS > 0	PEDS (%)^b
NILs	qPEDS1.1	qPEDS3.1	qPEDS6.1	qPEDS8.1	Number of plants	Number of plants with PEDS > 0	PEDS (%)^b
NIL-qPEDS1.1–1	MT1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	16	2	6.91
NIL-qPEDS1.1–2	MT1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	18	0	0
NIL-qPEDS3.1–1	SICAU1212	MT1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	18	3	31.43
NIL-qPEDS3.1–2	SICAU1212	MT1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	18	1	32.14
NIL-qPEDS6.1–1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	MT1	SICAU1212	16	0	0
NIL-qPEDS6.1–2	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	MT1	SICAU1212	17	0	0
NIL-qPEDS8.1–1	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	MT1	16	0	0
NIL-qPEDS8.1–2	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	SICAU1212	MT1	21	0	0

^aMT1 represent the alleles come from the teosinte parent MT1 and SICAU1212 represent the alleles come from the maize parent SICAU1212
^bThe value is the average of PEDS of plants with PEDS > 0

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