The goal of a plant breeding program is to develop new cultivars of a crop kind with
improved yield and quality for a target region and end-use. Improved yield across locations …

Crop varieties should fulfill multiple requirements, including agronomic performance and
product quality. Variety evaluations depend on data generated from field trials and sensory …

One of approaches to maintain the yield stability of the lowland tropical wheat is the use of
secondary traits in the selection process. The identification of these characters requires a …

2 Abstract Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) provides plant based protein for global food
production and is extensively bred to create cultivars with greater productivity in distinct …

The timing of fruit maturity is an important trait in sweet cherry production and breeding.
Phenotypic variation for phenology of fruit maturity in sweet cherry appears to be under …

Plant breeding programs use multi-environment trial (MET) data to select superior lines, with
the ultimate aim of increasing genetic gain. Selection accuracy can be improved with the use …

Plant breeding aims to create new varieties that outperform the parents by combining
valuable traits. The breeding cycle of selection–recombination–selection–testing requires …

Despite the availability of multiyear, multicycle, and multiphase data in plant breeding
programs for annual crops, selection is often based on single‐year, single‐cycle, and single …

Embrapa has led breeding programs for irrigated and upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) since
1977, generating a large amount of pedigree and phenotypic data. However, there were no …

Multienvironment trials (METs) are conducted to evaluate cultivars across locations and
years with often incomplete data structure due to annual cultivar replacements. The …