Table 7: Heterobeltiosis for eleven horticultural traits of fifteen F1's in 6×6 half diallel population of chili.

Crosses DFFl DFFr PHFF TFFW NFPP FL FW TDFW NSPF HSW FFYPP
P1×P2 0.00 -10.24** -1.47 -34.84** -78.99** 28.93** -7.59** -15.50** -3.92 -44.85** -68.00**
P1×P3 7.07* -9.66** -21.80** -28.91** 0.79 15.71** -28.51** -66.80** -38.82** -11.50** -29.00
P1×P4 -10.91** -10.86** 14.37** -18.59** 50.96** 24.28** -20.56** -33.66** 22.68** -58.34** 15.21
P1×P5 -4.83 -8.11* 34.32** -55.86** -38.10** -10.84** -34.98** -42.83** 25.93** -46.44** -53.99*
P1×P6 1.93 -2.30 14.96** 9.45** 29.33** 25.65** -16.28** 25.36** 10.69 -41.66** 120.97**
P2×P3 1.32 -14.88** 37.08** -10.35** 1.56 -11.36** -24.48** -44.07** 14.75* -19.61** -10.36
P2×P4 -6.06 -11.05** 8.80** -3.48 -32.30** -33.14** -20.60** -31.79** 17.94** -51.23** -35.44
P2×P5 0.60 -5.39 2.24* -25.63** 47.41** -14.01** 13.06** 44.96** -31.31** 40.47** 8.50
P2×P6 7.51* -10.24** -5.36** -39.66** -55.97** -3.86** -26.41** -5.45** -3.52 -1.89** 3.49
P3×P4 1.21 -8.36* -2.47** -19.37** 2.05 21.17** -1.95** -67.30** -21.04** -25.34** -18.75
P3×P5 -1.21 -8.62* -6.88** -5.47* -24.21* 11.89** -6.28** -53.94** -5.16 5.14** 11.74
P3×P6 1.65 -9.66** -19.10** -38.13** 5.15 -23.52** -19.19** -24.55** 12.76 -11.29** 9.45
P4×P5 -5.14 -4.32 -31.60** -20.58** -38.98** -2.15** -16.88** -42.90** -4.95 -24.37** -37.32
P4×P6 -11.21** -11.14** 4.01** -58.97** 2.72 -28.47** -35.50** -54.00** -34.18** -33.11** -52.40*
P5×P6 -11.78** -14.86** -7.90** -28.49** -73.54** -27.58** -23.92** -9.88** -4.23 0.20** -48.22*

* and ** indicate significance at 5% and 1% levels respectively
DFFl – Days to first flowering, DFFr – Days to first fruiting, PHFF – Plant height at first fruiting (cm), TFFW – Ten fresh fruit weight (g), NFPP – Number of fruits per plant, FL – Fruit length (cm), FW – Fruit width (cm), TDFW – Ten dry fruit weight (g), NSPF – Number of seeds per fruit, HSW – Hundred seed weight (g), FFYPP – Fresh fruit yield per plant (g)