Table 5 Standard/economic heterosis (%) over the national checks (hybrids) for oil yield (kg/ha) at different locations of sunflower hybrids

CMS-853A × EC-623027

12.34^b

14.42^b

13.15^b

12.48^b

14.49^b

13.04^b

14.45^b

15.76^b

13.97^b

12.49^b

14.41^b

12.95^b

P-2–7-1A × EC601958

10.09^b

12.13^b

10.88^b

9.40^a

11.36^b

9.95*

10.75^b

12.02^b

10.28^b

9.38^a

11.25^b

9.83^a

P-2–7-1A × EC512682

12.73^b

14.82^b

13.54^b

12.92^b

14.94^b

13.48^b

14.24^b

15.55^b

13.76^b

12.90^b

14.82^b

13.36^b

CMS-302A × R-12–96

0.31

2.17

1.03

0.41

2.21

0.91

0.88

2.03

0.45

0.51

2.23

0.92

CMS-852A × EC-601751

-5.86^a

-4.12

-5.19^a

-5.69^a

-4.00

-5.22^a

-4.81

-3.72

-5.21^a

-5.65^a

-4.04

-5.26^a

CMS-302A × EC-512682

4.17

6.11^a

4.92

4.28

6.15^b

4.80

4.97

6.17*

4.52

4.36

6.15^a

4.79

CMS-852A × EC-623023

6.03^a

8.00^a

6.80^a

6.10^a

8.00^a

6.63^a

6.86a

8.08*

6.41^a

6.29^a

8.10^a

6.72^a

CMS-302A × EC-623011

14.33^b

16.45^b

15.15^b

14.49^b

16.54^b

15.06^b

15.17^b

16.48**

14.68^b

14.53^b

16.49^b

15.00^b