Claim · model-written summary
Design II yielded smaller observed and expected standard errors for variance component estimates than Design I.
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Verbatim
e0“Both the observed and “expected” standard errors were smaller for estimates of variance components obtained from the Design II than from the Design I experiments.”
t0“Maize”
Title
Epistatic and Other Genetic Variances in Two Varieties of Maize1
S. A. Eberhart; R. H. Moll; H. F. Robinson; et al. Crop Science 1966. doi:10.2135/cropsci1966.0011183x000600030019x
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation No epistatic variance was found across seven characters except possibly yield in Indian Chief.
- Association Natural selection during inbred line development increased ear number and yield in both varieties.
- Association Natural selection may have reduced total genetic variance for characters with unchanged means.
- Observation Observed error variance standard errors exceeded expected standard errors in both designs.
- Observation Additive variance appeared to contribute the largest share of total genetic variance for all characters in both varieties.
- Recommendation Recurrent selection should improve these varieties.