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STABILITY ANALYSIS BY RANKS AND SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF YIELD AND YIELD STABILITY IN BREAD WHEAT

S. Metin Kara

Abstract

Genotype x environment (GE) interactions, in particular leading to different rankings of the genotypes in variable environments, are a major challenge to plant breeders. Numerous methods of characterizing stability of genotypes across environments are available. The objectives of this investigation were to study non-parametric measures of stability based on the ranks of genotypes in different environments and simultaneous evaluation of yield and yield stability by means of Hühn's Si(1), Si(2) ,Si(3), Si(6). Jensen's Hi(5) statistics and two indices. The indices were derived from the sum of the two ranks; Xi. rank + Wi(2)   rank, and ri + Si(2), rank, respectively. The data used in estimating these statistics were obtained from the Official Winter Bread Wheat Registration Trials with 15 genotypes tested at 13 environments (year-location combinations). The Si(1), and Si(2) statistics selected higher yielding genotypes. The Si(3)and Si(6) statistics, however, appeared to give more weight to stability than did Si(1), and Si(2) . Rank correlation coefficients indicated that low Si(3), Si(6), and Wi(2)were generally associated with low yield. Jensen 's Hi(5), statistic and Index 2 (sum of mean rank (ri) and Si(2), rank) showed a high degree of association with yield. Repeatability of stability statistics were studied by measuring rank correlations between high-yield and low-yield environments. The repeatability of Index 2 between high-yield and low-yield environments was relatively high and significant. Repeatability of the other statistics between the two groups of environments was negligible.

Keyword: Genotype x environment (GE) ,plant breeders ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding