Genetic analysis and QTL mapping for pericarp thickness in maize (Zea mays L.)

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Pericarp thickness in the two parents and BC₄F₄ population

Trait	Pericarp thickness in the parents (mean ± SD)		Pericarp thickness in BC₄F₄ population (mean ± SD)
Trait	B73 ± SD^a	Baimaya ± SD^a	Range^a	Mean ± SD^a	Skewness	Kurtosis	CV	\(h_b^2\)
HGUG	121.95 ± 12.14	88.46 ± 11.45	47.16–238.34	112.37 ± 22.43	0.80	3.50	21.56%	0.63
GCUG	118.25 ± 8.90	86.35 ± 6.72	51.93–201.45	105.28 ± 19.86	0.64	1.73	20.67%
ZCUG	111.32 ± 10.52	90.56 ± 10.15	49.35–187.78	105.54 ± 20.41	− 0.03	0.85	20.97%
HGUA	104.4 ± 10.41	83.31 ± 8.00	49.20–198.37	94.74 ± 18.41	0.70	2.27	21.36%	0.70
GCUA	99.8 ± 8.61	84.23 ± 4.54	46.10–160.25	88.76 ± 16.43	0.56	0.81	20.21%
ZCUA	98.4 ± 9.13	85.23 ± 10.21	48.47–147.70	96.38 ± 17.13	− 0.17	− 0.07	19.52%

HG Huanggang, GC Gucheng, ZC Zengcheng, UG the thickness of upper germinal side of pericarp, UA the thickness of upper abgerminal side of pericarp, SD standard deviation, CV coefficient of variation, \(h_b^2\) broad-sense heritability
^a μm

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