Aanandini Ganesalingam

A field and controlled environment evaluation of wheat (Triticum aestivum) adaptation to heat stress

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 12-2018

DOI: 10.1016/J.FCR.2018.09.013

Use of Contemporary Groups in the Construction of Multi-Environment Trial Datasets for Selection in Plant Breeding Programs

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Date: 02-02-2021

DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2020.623586

Abstract: 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 of advanced statistical analysis methods that employ informative models for genotype by environment interaction, include information on genetic relatedness and appropriately accommodate within-trial error variation. The gains will only be achieved, however, if the methods are applied to suitable MET datasets. In this paper we present an approach for constructing MET datasets that optimizes the information available for selection decisions. This is based on two new concepts that characterize the structure of a breeding program. The first is that of “contemporary groups,” which are defined to be groups of lines that enter the initial testing stage of the breeding program in the same year. The second is that of “data bands,” which are sequences of trials that correspond to the progression through stages of testing from year to year. MET datasets are then formed by combining bands of data in such a way as to trace the selection histories of lines within contemporary groups. Given a specified dataset, we use the A-optimality criterion from the model-based design literature to quantify the information for any given selection decision. We demonstrate the methods using two motivating ex les from a durum and chickpea breeding program. Datasets constructed using contemporary groups and data bands are shown to be superior to other forms, in particular those that relate to a single year alone.

InterGrain

Location: Australia

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University Of Wollongong

Location: Australia

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Australian Grain Technologies

Location: Australia

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Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP220100084

Start Date: 2023

End Date: 12-2025

Amount: $586,728.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC230100016

Start Date: 2023

End Date: 12-2027

Amount: $5,000,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC210100047

Start Date: 09-2022

End Date: 08-2027

Amount: $5,000,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council