Table 2 Means and standard deviations (SD) of 10 phenotypic traits of the recipient cultivar and six pyramided lines (PYLs)

Plant height (cm) -Shooting period

36.83 ± 2.5

41.57 ± 2.4*

40.57 ± 1.7*

42.00 ± 2.1*

42.67 ± 2.7*

40.53 ± 1.6*

46.47 ± 2.2*

Plant height (cm)-Maturation period

72.43 ± 2.4

67.00 ± 2.0*

64.80 ± 2.7*

65.57 ± 2.2*

65.87 ± 2.4*

67.2 ± 1.7*

66.77 ± 2.5*

Days to flowering

199 ± 0.25

198 ± 0.25

197 ± 0.25

197 ± 0.25

198 ± 0.25

198 ± 0.25

197 ± 0.25

yellow rust resistance

4

2*

3*

2*

1*

1*

2*

Powdery mildew resistance

5

3*

2*

3*

2*

2*

2*

1000 grain weight (g)

41.35 ± 1.52

42.01 ± 1.56

43.4 ± 0.7

41.21 ± 0.86

43 ± 1.2

41.69 ± 0.5

40.3 ± 1.64

Tiller of 1m²

449 ± 14

512 ± 12**

492 ± 8**

487 ± 22**

534 ± 13**

566 ± 22**

593 ± 18**

Kernel number of 30 tassels

1220 ± 50

1201 ± 55

1148 ± 60

1127 ± 37

1107 ± 40

1105 ± 27

1237 ± 54

Grain yield (t/ha)

6.6 ± 0.2

7.6 ± 0.3 **

7.2 ± 0.1 **

7.4 ± 0.6 **

7.7 ± 0.3 **

7.5 ± 0.5 **

8.3 ± 0.2 **