title: Comparison of single seed descent and anther culture-derived lines of three single crosses of rice.
abstract: Distribution parameters (mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis) of 12 quantitative traits were evaluated for inbred lines generated through single seed descent (SSD) and anther culture (AC) of two japonica x japonica hybrids and one japonica x indica hybrid of rice. For most of the traits the data were normally distributed, and the means and variances were found to be identical for SSD- and AC-derived lines of the given hybrids. However, for some other traits, differences between the two population types were observed, mainly in the lines derived from the intra-japonica crosses. A tentative explanation for these differences is given. Nevertheless, our results suggest that SSD and AC are equally effective breeding techniques for producing agronomically useful lines of rice.
authors.affiliation: Département des cultures annuelles (CIRAD-CA), Centre de coopération international en recherche agronomique pour le développement, Station de Roujol, 97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France.
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authors.lastname: Courtois