Abstract:
Understanding the implication of genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) and
improving stability of crop yield in a target production environment is important in plant
breeding. In this research, we used the AMMI (Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative
Interaction) model to identify the stable genotype(s) by predictive accuracy of yield data.
Results of this study indicated that the FGH tests were useful to identify the best truncated
AMMI model. In general, FGH1 and FGH2 tests had similar results. The findings of this
study confirmed that the AMMI-4 was the best truncated AMMI model to distinguish the
general and specific stability of genotypes across environments for recommending them to
farmers. Based on AMMI-4 yield prediction, G15 and G17 were identified as useful
genotypes for some environments, while G14 was found as a stable genotype in all
environments.
Keywords: F-test, Stability, Truncated AMMI model, Yield prediction
