Table 4. Vegetative growth and bunch characteristics in several crosses with different response to water stress, Coto (a zone with a very mild water deficit), Costa Rica
Maternal lines Parental lines n FFB THT LLG O/B OHAY
Angola AVROS 16 186.9 246 689 24.7 6.7
Calabar 5 176.1 201 691 25.3 6.3
Ekona 11 172.6 204 665 21.8 5.4
La Me 10 156.7 209 673 24.4 5.5
Mobai 12 132.0 219 621 17.8 3.4
Tanzania 5 187.8 217 659 21.9 5.9
Yangambi 16 161.4 220 689 26.4 6.2
Mean 75 165.9 220 670 23.5 5.7
Bamenda AVROS 7 163.8 196 656 20.5 4.9
Calabar 11 130.9 156 626 18.0 3.3
Ekona 8 153.0 150 642 24.1 5.3
La Me 8 133.5 151 729 20.5 4.0
Mobai 11 110.2 156 577 15.7 2.2
Tanzania 5 185.4 168 661 20.4 5.4
Yangambi 9 138.1 174 644 20.5 4.5
Mean 59 140.0 163 642 20.0 4.2
Deli AVROS 9 167.0 244 730 24.8 5.9
Calabar 15 169.2 183 705 27.4 6.7
Ekona 8 171.9 210 668 24.0 6.0
La Me 12 160.5 182 711 20.1 4.8
Mobai 14 122.1 186 631 19.2 3.4
Tanzania 14 169.4 192 741 25.4 6.2
Yangambi 14 163.6 213 686 27.3 6.5
Mean 86 159.5 199 696 24.1 5.6
Tanzania AVROS 15 166.9 208 655 23.7 5.7
Calabar 15 169.5 172 662 23.2 5.4
Ekona 9 154.6 175 664 22.8 6.0
La Me 15 153.7 170 667 21.9 4.8
Mobai 8 119.4 171 562 21.6 3.4
Yangambi 16 156.2 179 642 24.5 5.4
Mean 78 156.4 180 647 23.4 5.3
Mean AVROS 52 168.0 221 676 22.9 5.8
Calabar 58 159.7 181 667 23.5 5.4
Ekona 44 162.0 187 662 23.6 5.7
La Me 58 149.1 178 691 21.9 4.7
Mobai 52 116.5 182 596 19.3 3.2
Tanzania 29 177.1 201 683 23.0 5.8
Yangambi 70 151.1 196 668 23.5 5.6
General mean   363 153.9 192 665 23.3 5.3