Rice production needs to increase in the future in order to meet increasing demands. The
development of new improved and higher yielding varieties more quickly will be needed to …

Mega‐environment (ME) analysis is analysis of multi‐year, multi‐location crop variety trial
data conducted in a target region of a crop to understand the magnitude and nature of …

Genotype selection based on multiple traits is a key issue in plant breeding; it has been
dependent on setting a subjective weight for each trait in index selection and a subjective …

In plant breeding, heritability is often calculated (i) as a measure of precision of trials and/or
(ii) to compute the response to selection. It is usually estimated on an entry-mean basis …

The genotype by environment interaction significantly influences plant yield, making it
imperative to understand its nature for the creation of breeding programs to enhance crop …

Soybean yield is a complex quantitative trait, which is greatly affected by environmental
conditions. The main objective of this study is not only to identify specific traits contributing to …

Among the phenotypic, biochemical, and molecular methods employed in assessment of
genetic diversity, the phenotypic method has proven efficient for the assessment, description …

Broad‐sense heritability is defined as the proportion of phenotypic variance that is
attributable to an overall variance for the genotype. It is often calculated as a measure (i) to …

Under global climate changes, understanding climate variables that are most associated
with environmental kinships can contribute to improving the success of hybrid selection …

Genotype by environment interaction (GE) is a reality in plant breeding and crop production,
and has to be dealt with. There are but two viable options to deal with GE: to utilize it or to …