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Table 2 Estimates of variance components and broad sense heritability for seven root traits based on progeny mean squares of BC1F5 from experiment 2

From: Novel QTL for Lateral Root Density and Length Improve Phosphorus Uptake in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Phenotype

Pr(> F)

 

EV

GV

PV

H2

L-type root density on crown root (LDC)

1.23E-08

***

0.87

0.97

1.84

0.52

S-type density on crown root (SDC)

1.17E-15

***

3.76

8.57

12.34

0.69

S-type density on L-type (SDL)

1.31E-14

***

4.6

9.5

14.2

0.67

Single L-type length on crown root (LLC)

1.80E-03

**

76.4

31.1

107.6

0.29

Single S-type length on crown root (SLC)

9.10E-07

***

0.68

0.59

1.28

0.46

Single S-type length on L-type (SLL)

2.14E-10

***

0.77

1.06

1.84

0.57

Root number (RNO)

4.69E-06

***

2.74

2.06

4.8

0.43

  1. Environmental Variance (EV), Genotypic Variance (GV), Phenotypic Variance (PV), Broad Sense Heritability (H2)
  2. Significant differences are indicated by ** and *** referring to P < 0.01, and 0.001, respectively