Table 2. Test of significance of ‘D’ scale, gene effects based on Joint scaling test for 3 parameters and estimation

of gene effects for the slow rusting components and AUDPC as obtained by analysis of generation means

 

Character

Scale D

m

(d)

(h)

c2

Pn

-6.905

15.22**

2.98**

6.798**

53.81**

Ps

-0.900

0.164**

0.022**

0.009**

82.23**

Lp

-2.735

17.045**

0.978**

-0.863

50.14**

AUDPC

-991.525**

681.423**

-465.583**

-32.361

59.66**

 

 

Character

m

(d)

(h)

(i)

(l)

Epistasis

Pn

21.99**

3.03**

8.07**

  2.77

42.95**

Complementary

Ps

0.206**

-0.21**

0.09**

      0.06**

0.43**

Complementary

Lp

16.07**

1.18**

 1.17

   2.67*

8.39**

Complementary

AUDPC

743.263**

-547.500**

53.608**

-394.517**

1637.766**

Complementary

 

LP: latency period (days); Ps: Pustule Size (mm2); Pn: Pustule Number; AUDPC: Area Under Disease Progress Curve