Table 3 Pollen and spikelet fertility of F2 populations
Total number of plants | Observed | Expected | χ 2 (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fertile | Sterile | Fertile (75%) | Sterile (25%) | |||
Pollen fertility | ||||||
IR75589-31-27-8-33/Sahel 108 | 520 | 378 | 142 | 390 | 130 | 1.36 (0.24) |
IR77271-42-5-4-36/Sahel 108 | 460 | 356 | 104 | 345 | 115 | 1.28 (0.26) |
Spikelet fertility | ||||||
IR75589-31-27-8-33/Sahel 108 | 520 | 403 | 117 | 390 | 130 | 1.60 (0.21) |
IR77271-42-5-4-36/Sahel 108 | 460 | 335 | 125 | 345 | 115 | 1.05 (0.31) |