Table 4 Variance components of General Combining Ability (GCA) and Specific Combining Ability (SCA) from diallel analysis method-II for grain yield across three locations.

From: Heterotic pools in African and Asian origin populations of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

Source of variation

df

Variance component

P-value

\({\sigma }^{2}GCA\)

13

7521.4

0.0642

\({\sigma }^{2}SCA\)

90

19,224.0

0.0041

\({\sigma }^{2}GCA\) × Environment

13

3325.4

0.1134

\({\sigma }^{2}SCA\) × Environment

90

38,692.0

< .0001

\({\sigma }^{2}GCA\) /\({\sigma }^{2}SCA\)

–

0.39

 

Predictability ratio

–

0.44

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