Table 2 General combining ability (GCA) effects of 24 Ex-PVP inbred lines for grain yield and two other traits under artificial Striga infestation and grain yield under non-infested conditions and across multiple test locations (MTL)

 (kg/ha)

(kg/ha)

 (kg/ha)

(1–9)

(number)

PHKE6-1

245.58

-525.59

-216.04

0.04

-3.03

PHP55-1

-147.47

-758.18**

-533.13**

-0.08

-5.71*

PHR47 -1

218.38

399.54

328.15

0.23

15.4†

PHR61-1

8.91

653.4*

396.68*

-0.01

5.84*

PHT11 -1

-520.87*

498.61

91.9

0.73**

8.46**

PHT177-1

339.6

238.48

280.01

0.48

0.96

PHW53-1

-7.89

-322.19

-195.39

0.35

-1.65

PHW79-1

277

677.8*

518.56**

0.16

3.28

WIL900-1

1025.6†

749.18**

860.83†

-0.83**

-7.71**

WIL901-1

1.06

-22.35

-11.91

-0.33

-1.53

G80-1

-291.68

397.03

122.63

-0.14

-5.15

HB8229-1

422.65

14.99

179.14

-1.14†

-3.09

HBA1-1

88.78

554.76*

369.45

0.1

1.59

IBC2-1

-856.34***

-1818.07†

-1432.3†

0.41

-3.96

ICI 893–1

222.66

-630.61*

-288.22

-0.01

-5.96*

LH128-1

149.49

-349.79

-149

0.16

-5.4

LH132-1

-117.16

-606.46*

-409.66*

0.04

-4.4

LH208-1

233.55

534.07

414.94*

0.54*

7.09*

LH213-1

-418.15

431.79

92.89

0.73**

13.34†

LH214-1

96.35

626.86*

415.74*

-0.39

4.53

LH217-1

-474.62*

-365.46

-408.04*

-0.2

-2.15

LH51-1

-280.49

-297.2

-289.44

-0.39

-7.65**

MBST-1

-232.36

-391.13

-326.54

-0.64*

-6.21*

MDF-13D-1

17.43

278.93

175.41

0.16

3.15

GCA SE (L)

216.14

274.58

198.34

0.26

2.84

GCA SE (T)

96.58

76.8

68.93

0.11

1.12