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Table 3 Average yield and yield reduction of M. graminicola inoculated (I) and un-inoculated (UI) parental lines and RILs in two seasons

From: QTL mapping for resistance to and tolerance for the rice root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola

Traits

First season

Second season

Plant yield (g)

YR (%)

Plant yield (g)

YR (%)

UI

I

UI

I

IR64

15.5

5.2

66.4*

16.3

8.8

46.0*

IR78877-208-B-1-2

14.1

13.7

2.8 ns

12.6

12.3

2.4 ns

F4 RILs

 Tolerant

15.8

14.8

6.3 ns

18.0

17.1

5.3 ns

 Less sensitive

14.8

12.4

16.0 ns

16.9

14.7

17 ns

 Sensitive

16.1

12.0

25.7*

17.0

12.2

28.6*

 Highly sensitive

18.8

9.1

52.0*

20.6

10.3

49.2*

  1. UI Un-inoculated, I Inoculated, YR Yield reduction
  2. *indicates that the % reduction is significant according to LSD (P ≤ 0.05)