Pattern analysis of international sorghum multi-environment trials for grain-yield adaptation |
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Authors: | G Alagarswamy S Chandra |
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Institution: | (1) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru Post, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India Fax: 91-40-241 239 E-mail: alagarswamy@hotmail.com, IN |
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Abstract: | Pattern analysis, which consists of joint and complementary use of classification and ordination techniques, was applied
to grain-yield data of 12 sorghum genotypes in 25 environments to identify the grouping of genotypes and environments. The
12 genotypes represented a wide geographical origin, different genetic diversity, and three photoperiod-sensitive classes.
The 25 environments represented a super population of widely different environments covering latitudes from 20°S to 45°N.
The knowledge of environmental and genotype grouping helped reveal several patterns of genotype×environment (GE) interaction.
The existence of two mega-environments – African and Asian – was indicated. Within these mega-environments, several subgroups
were further discernible. The Asian-type subgroups of environments tended to be closer to one another, suggesting that they
discriminated genotypes similarly. By contrast, the African-type sub-groups of environments were more divergent. Differential
genotype adaptation patterns existed in the two mega-environments. The repeatability of the GE patterns seen in this multi-environmental
trial, however, needs to be established over time.
Received: 4 April 1997 / Accepted: 6 October 1997 |
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Keywords: | Pattern analysis Yield adaptation Sorghum Genotype×environment interaction |
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