QTL and genetic analysis controlling fiber quality traits using paternal backcross population in upland cotton

Table 2 Results of ANOVA and heritability for yield and its components in different populations from two backcross trials

Trait	Source of variation	MS					MS
Trait	Source of variation	MS ^a RIL-P	H² /%^b	MS ^a BC/P	H² /% b	BC/P	MS ^a RIL-M	H² /%	MS ^a BC/M	H² /%
FL	G	4.753**	91.82	2.072**	86.63	2.072**	5.213**	91.78	2.021**	79.62
	E	291.886**		240.054**		240.054**	269.064**		297.752**
	G × E	0.864		0.652		0.652	0.955		1.053
	Error	0.814		0.615		0.615	0.888		0.998
FU	G	1.880*	71.06	1.490*	69.35	1.490*	2.828**	78.69	1.785*	72.00
	E	110.536**		95.792**		95.792**	259.923**		272.103**
	G × E	1.55		1.368		1.368	1.524		1.364
	Error	1.494		1.214		1.214	1.548		1.437
FS	G	7.906**	91.10	3.044**	81.93	3.044**	8.901**	89.71	4.039**	81.95
	E	369.073**		333.408**		333.408**	159.82**		85.482**
	G × E	1.625*		1.365		1.365	2.07		1.71
	Error	1.381		1.298		1.298	1.989		1.919
FE	G	0.022**	86.83	0.010**	79.87	0.010**	0.032**	88.26	0.014**	78.81
	E	6.779**		6.063**		6.063**	6.453**		6.614**
	G × E	0.007		0.005		0.005	0.009**		0.008
	Error	0.006		0.005		0.005	0.007		0.007
FM	G	0.576**	89.00	0.261**	81.25	0.261**	0.439**	85.33	0.202**	76.37
	E	6.24**		2.636**		2.636**	11.665**		13.089**
	G × E	0.154**		0.117		0.117	0.158		0.131
	Error	0.119		0.128		0.128	0.137		0.112

G genotype, E environment, G × E, genotype×environment. ^aMean square. ^bHeritability. ‘*’ and ‘**’ indicate that the correlation is significant at 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels, respectively

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