Agriculture is one of the main sectors of Ecuador’s economy, and the principal agricultural product for exportation is cocoa. Flour samples of two mixtures were taken: a total of 50 samples of 85% cocoa bean shell (harvested from a farm) mixed...
Scald caused by the fungal pathogen Rhynchosporium commune is a significant foliar disease affecting barley production on a global scale, and it leads to substantial reductions in both yield and quality of barley. In the current study, the reactions...
Selecting superior genotypes across different environments is vital for varietal release, crop planting, and commercial use. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to appraise the performance of hybrids approved in recent years in diverse en...
Soybean (Glycine max) is a vital crop for food, animal feed, and industrial products. However, its yield performance is significantly affected by genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI), which complicates the selection of high-yielding, stable vari...
Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) are secondary metabolites that are closely associated with the sensory and processing qualities of potato tubers. GGE biplots are a widely used tool for analyzing crop breeding analysis. This study aimed to investigate...
Knowledge about the extent of genotype in environment interaction is helpful for farmers and plant breeders. This is because it helps them choose the proper strategies for agricultural management and breeding new cultivars. The main contribution of t...
Yield and stability are desirable characteristics that crops need to have high agronomic value; sugarcane stands out globally due to its diverse range of products and by-products. However, genotype-environment (G × E) interactions can affect th...
Identifying superior genotypes in multi-environment trials is crucial for accelerating cultivar improvement and breeding innovation. This study evaluated the yield potential of 29 maize hybrids (including the control) across 10 trial locations in mid...
The accurate delineation of mega-environments (MEs) and the rigorous evaluation of test locations are critical for optimizing regional variety trial schemes, particularly when addressing unbalanced datasets from multi-year, multi-location wheat (Trit...
Maize yields perform differently in different environments, so the selection of suitable genotypes in diverse environments is essential for variety selection to enable better site-specific planting. Hence, the objective of the study was to estimate t...
In plant breeding and agricultural research, biplot analysis has become an important statistical technique. The goal of this study was to find the winning genotype(s) for the test settings in a part of the Southwest region of Nigeria, as well as to i...
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a vital leguminous crop farmed worldwide. Pea plays an essential role in China’s crop rotation system, but the major restrictions to its cultivation are stability and low yield. Breeding for promising cultivars with a...
Climate change and environmental variability pose major challenges to sustainable wheat production, highlighting the need for stable and high-yielding cultivars. This study evaluated fifteen bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes across twelve...
The study aimed to select high-yielding, farmers-preferred quality sweet potato varieties that are suitable to grow in various environmental conditions in Bangladesh. In this context, four popular sweet potato varieties (viz., ‘BARI Mistialu-8′, ‘BAR...
Given the substantial variation in global wheat yield, insufficient research in cultivar selection for climate change, and the lack of suitable germplasm in sustainable agroecosystems, there is a requisite for soft wheat genotypes, with stable grain...
This project investigated the feasibility of using ground corn stalks as the substrate to cultivate marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). Five treatments including peat moss, composted corn stalks and freshly ground corn stalks were tested for their effects...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of using fuzzy C-means clustering, AMMI and GGE biplot analysis methods to predict the yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes grown in various environments. The trials were conducted i...
The yield and protein performance in a soybean genotype result from its interaction with the prevailing environmental conditions. This makes selecting the best genotypes under varied target production environments more complex. This study’s objective...
Bread wheat variety development suited to organic farming conditions remains a major challenge mainly because of the high breeding costs involved and the few cultivars adapted to low-input systems. The present work explores whether early generation s...
This study investigates the physiological trade-off between biomass yield and sugar concentration in five sweet sorghum genotypes to evaluate how carbon partitioning influences bioethanol potential. Field experiments were conducted over the 2019&ndas...
Multi-environment evaluation of yield performance and stability is essential for the rational recommendation of new cultivars. This study evaluated the elite winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Zhoumai 49—a third-generation descendant...
Heat stress is an increasing constraint on leaf mustard production (Brassica juncea); however, methods for screening heat tolerance and evaluating genotype stability across environments remain limited. This study established a rapid screening method...
A pivotal food crop in arid and semi-arid zones, proso millet boasts remarkable economic value, making the breeding of stable high-yield varieties critical for industrial sustainability. This study employed a randomized complete block design to condu...
Data imbalance is common in multi-environment trials (METs) and complicates genotype and environment evaluations. To address this, linear mixed models (LMMs) and factor-analytic linear mixed models (FA-LMMs) were employed to estimate best linear unbi...
In this study, 12 maize hybrids were planted and evaluated to determine the effect of genotype and genotype-environment interaction (GEI) base GGE (genotype plus genotype-by-environment) using a Graphical biplot technique in four research stations (A...
Wheat Triticum aestivum L. is one of the most important agricultural products, and meets the highest nutritional needs of humans in various countries. This study aims to evaluate the compatibility and stability of 25 wheat genotypes for two crop year...
Drought is one of the most prevailing abiotic stresses affecting the growth, development, and productivity of maize. Knowledge of drought tolerance could help in maize improvement. However, less research has been done to comprehensively evaluate the...
A large amount of data on various traits is accumulated over the course of a breeding program and can be used to optimize various aspects of the crop improvement pipeline. We leveraged data from advanced yield trials (AYT) of three classes of peas (g...
The genotype–environment interaction causes difficulties in selecting stable and ideal soybean cultivars across crop rotation models. Thus, this study aimed to provide the best estimates of soybean yields in every crop rotation model for recomm...
Flowering represents the most important process in the reproductive stage of fruit trees, including olive trees. Previous studies have demonstrated that the genotype–environment interaction (GEI) has a considerable influence on olive flowering...
A good maize plant breeding program must consider the effect of genotype-by-environment interactions (GEIs) and the correlation of important traits. The purpose of this study was to evaluate genetic variation, identify and investigate the implication...
Lentil is a versatile and profitable pulse crop with high nutritional food and feed values. The objectives of the study were to determine suitable locations for high yield and quality in terms of production and/or breeding, and to identify promising...
Multiple factors can affect the R1-nj purple kernel expression and seed set, reducing its efficiency in identifying haploids in maize. The complex interaction among the haploid inducer (HI), source germplasm (SG), and season (S) is inevitable in in v...
The identification of wheat genotypes with balanced grain yield, stability, and antioxidant response to abiotic stress is crucial for creating adaptable varieties in changing climates. The research was conducted as a multi-environment trial (MET) acr...
The effect of traits and the interaction of genotype × environment (GE) is one of the major challenges in detecting traits and genotypes with outstanding performance and stability through various stresses and years. The objective of this study...
Understanding genotype × environment interactions (G × E) is essential for selection of stable and productive clones in poplar breeding. However, the performance of hybrid poplar clones often varies unpredictably across sites, hindering e...
Lentil yield is a complicated quantitative trait; it is significantly influenced by the environment. It is crucial for improving human health and nutritional security in the country as well as for a sustainable agricultural system. The study was laid...
Assessing the adaptability and stability of herbicide-tolerant lentil accessions to two broad-spectrum post-emergence herbicides in multi-environment trials has become a must in a breeding program to improve its selection. The adaptability and stabil...
The adaptability and stability of 37 faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions with different levels of tolerance to metribuzin or imazethapyr was assessed across 12 season–location–herbicide experiments. Significant Genotype x environment (GE...
This study evaluated the suitability of three floodplain environments near Iquitos for cowpea cultivar recommendations and estimated the adaptability and phenotypic stability of 12 cowpea lines evaluated in 2004. Climatic conditions between 2004 and...
Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture in Türkiye, where diverse climatic conditions demand resilient forage crops to meet rising roughage demands. This study evaluates the performance of Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannonica Cran...
Carrots (Daucus carota L.), a globally significant vegetable, lack extensive research on heterotic groups and diallel analysis to generate hybrid combinations. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess combining abilities and identify optimal c...
Agriculture is the pillar of Ethiopia’s economy, employing over 80% of the population. However, it remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Promoting climate-smart agricultural practices is therefore critical. Quinoa (Chenopo...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is severely constrained by water deficit, affecting approximately 60% of global production. Identifying genotypes that combine high yield with phenotypic stability under rainfed and water-limited conditi...
Plant genetic resources (PGRs) serving as a wide genetic pool of tomato germplasm can provide a solid base for recent breeding efforts to increase consumer acceptance towards the taste and the phytonutrient properties of novel tomato varieties. Old v...
Purple corn (Zea mays L.) is a nutraceutical crop of increasing economic importance in Peru, yet its productivity is highly influenced by genotype × environment (G × E) interactions across heterogeneous agro-ecological zones. Therefore, s...
Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is a widespread legume crop in the Mediterranean mega-environment, due to its versatile uses and its compatibility with organic and low-input farming systems. However, its adaptation to various such environments should...
The primary purpose of this study was to explore yield stability of pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars based on stability index, with specific aim at studying cultivar behavior regarding yield of peas under both conventional and low-input cultivation s...
In this study, the influence of genotype (G), environment (E), and their interaction (G × E) on the content of total free phenolic compounds (TPC) and the antioxidant capacity (AC) was investigated, using sixteen durum wheat genotypes cultivate...
In the Mediterranean Basin, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major staple crop, the yield performance of which can vary dramatically based on pedo-climatic conditions and genotype. Hence, dissecting the genotype × environment interaction (GEI...
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