Table 7 Heterosis relative to the better parents for yield and yield components traits in the two years

G. 86 × Suvin

26.42**

20.74**

38.96**

27.09**

9.92**

5.31**

3.52

3.98

22.18**

16.22*

3.36*

5.36**

G. 86 x (G.89 × G. 86)

46.51**

27.04**

52.27**

33.45**

3.92**

4.94**

-6.35**

-1.59

56.56**

29.48**

0.76

3.26

G. 86 × G. 94

-19.21**

-4.43

-18.95**

-4.01

-8.66**

-8.26**

-7.00**

-9.30**

-15.75**

3.95

5.33**

-5.51**

G. 86 × G. 96

-29.64**

-18.77**

-26.39**

-15.96*

4.62**

3.55**

-23.56**

-6.26

-7.85

-13.28

-4.69**

-0.39

G. 86 × Pima S6

-0.50

4.42

5.81

9.51

6.29**

4.86**

-11.93**

-12.82**

13.10**

20.13*

-5.90**

-8.38**

G. 86 × C.B.58

-4.03

13.17*

-0.58

16.84**

3.58**

3.17*

-12.22**

-5.96

9.29*

20.51*

3.78*

1.39

G. 86 × TNB

32.11**

9.06

33.03**

11.44

0.68

2.12

-0.39

-1.39

32.70**

10.91

-3.84*

0.49

G. 86 × G.70

-7.96*

-1.77

-9.93**

-4.27

-2.12

-2.65

3.52

-1.19

-11.03**

-0.26

-4.57**

-2.67

Kar. x Suvin

46.03**

50.13**

52.25**

56.48**

4.13**

3.08*

5.39*

16.36**

38.65**

28.30**

13.88**

16.52**

Kar. x (G.89 × G. 86)

0.81

14.91*

1.52

18.76*

0.70

-0.50

1.78

11.45**

-1.09

-0.26

5.06**

1.71

Kar. x G. 94

32.25**

27.06**

12.47**

8.77

-14.90**

-14.48**

-16.65**

-14.69**

50.05**

46.17**

6.91**

3.07

Kar. x G. 96

-22.90**

7.78

-14.59**

14.57

5.12**

1.59

-18.30**

-15.54**

-7.52

26.66**

-3.34*

1.01

Kar. x Pima S6

10.61**

34.45**

17.57**

42.80**

6.30**

6.24**

6.13*

10.33**

4.31

16.24

3.72*

-4.52**

Kar. x C.B.58

-24.14**

7.03

-21.86**

13.25

0.44

3.48*

-13.11**

-10.84**

-12.64**

19.29*

-3.66*

-2.02

Kar. x TNB

34.63**

59.13**

39.96**

61.46**

4.02**

1.47

12.90**

10.94**

19.39**

42.61**

5.27**

4.97**

Kar. x G.70

-25.86**

-7.56

-21.18**

-4.92

6.36**

2.82

-1.27

-4.29

-24.81**

-3.98

-4.79**

4.64*

G.93 × Suvin

92.27**

106.55**

115.37**

127.75**

12.02**

5.04**

13.36**

24.88**

69.73**

63.10**

25.92**

11.72**

G.93 x (G.89 × G. 86)

4.02

82.55**

3.87

81.27**

-0.15

-0.76

1.38

21.98**

2.66

39.26**

10.50**

3.94*

G.93 × G. 94

-23.41**

-24.23**

-31.92**

-33.57**

-11.06**

-12.35**

-11.83**

-8.91**

-13.09**

-16.79

-1.81

-6.29**

G.93 × G. 96

37.34**

22.04*

39.94**

29.67**

1.88

4.06**

9.62**

15.05**

25.23**

-0.55

-2.52

-0.59

G.93 × Pima S6

45.42**

12.63

55.86**

22.18*

7.18**

8.44**

12.73**

18.37**

28.11**

-4.80

6.08**

-11.63**

G.93 × C.B.58

67.19**

85.66**

72.86**

106.85**

3.41**

5.04**

4.34

12.51**

56.22**

50.20**

9.74**

1.75

G.93 × TNB

68.69**

79.11**

79.14**

92.93**

6.17**

4.60**

11.82**

16.40**

49.33**

53.71**

9.86**

7.94**

G.93 × G.70

-0.74

8.83

4.54

16.02

5.38**

6.65**

-1.35

5.35

-14.34**

-2.72

6.14**

3.06

BBB x Suvin

43.91**

30.70**

58.71**

43.42**

10.28**

9.80**

-3.90

10.18**

49.87**

17.74

6.28**

-1.22

BBB x (G.89 × G. 86)

-6.96

15.66*

-2.10

13.88

5.22**

-2.46

2.28

-7.80*

-12.53**

23.11*

-2.01

-2.32

BBB x G. 94

-15.79**

-22.11**

-26.88**

-31.25**

-13.13**

-11.71**

-12.11**

-25.07**

-4.13

0.55

2.47

-3.09

BBB x G. 96

-22.54**

7.06

-17.52**

13.56

3.28**

4.07**

-26.45**

-10.73**

6.27

21.50*

-13.28**

-10.20**

BBB x Pima S6

-20.13**

-24.34**

-13.73**

-17.94*

7.94**

8.42**

-22.93**

-9.64**

-12.52**

-19.17*

-13.44**

-20.10**

BBB x C.B.58

0.21

-4.75

6.53

-0.71

5.90**

4.22**

-10.09**

-3.39

11.70*

-4.16

-1.10

-3.98*

BBB x TNB

27.10**

14.07

29.38**

19.92*

1.75

5.19**

-10.09**

4.23

41.28**

8.69

7.04**

-0.30

BBB x G.70

-27.57**

4.38

-26.87**

6.95

0.93

2.60

-15.03**

-1.63

-22.18**

5.33

-12.71**

-15.80**

LSD 0.05

18.45

34.83

7.42

13.32

0.88

1.00

0.16

0.22

6.76

13.73

0.36

0.36

LSD 0.01

24.46

46.18

9.83

17.66

1.16

1.33

0.22

0.30

8.95

18.20

0.48

0.48