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Stability analysis of forage production in Bromus catharticus (prairie grass) using three methodologies.

Liliana Abbott    
Susana Filippini    
Hugo Delfino    
Susana Pistorale    

Resumen

Thirteen genotypes of Bromus catharticus(prairie grass) were evaluated for forage production over three years using completely randomized trials with six replicates. The genotype x environment interaction was statistically significant and indicates that the behavior of genotypes differs over time. Once this interaction was detected, we used three methodologies to assess the stability of genotypes: Wricke?s ecovalence, the Lin and Binns index, and the Eberhart and Russell model. The methods of Lin and Binns and Eberhart and Russell indicate that genotypes 11, 9, 3 and 4 are stable. They also rule out possible selection of genotypes 2, 10, 1 and 12 for lack of stability or poor adaptation. The correlation among these indices was statistically significant (r=0.61). When using Wricke?s ecovalence, there is agreement among the indices for the selection of genotypes 9 and 4, which show good stability. There is no agreement with the other two methods for ruling out unstable genotypes. Considering the three methodologies used, the Lin and Binns index is easiest to apply and interpret because higher productivity always correlates with greater stability, and there are no restrictions on the use of regression. However, it is necessary to accumulate more data prior to the widespread use of these methods. Trece genotipos de B. catharticus (cebadilla criolla) fueron evaluados para producción de forraje durante tres años, utilizando un ensayo completamente aleatorizado, con seis repeticiones. La interacción genotipo x ambiente fue estadísticamente significativa e indica un comportamiento diferencial de los genotipos evaluados a través de los años. Una vez detectada la interacción, se utilizaron tres metodologías para evaluar la estabilidad de los genotipos: la ecovalencia de Wricke, el Índice de Lin y Binns y el modelo de Eberhart y Russell. Las metodologías de Lin y Binns y de Eberhart y Russell coinciden en indicar a los genotipos 11, 9, 3 y 4 como estables. También son coincidentes para descartar para una posible selección a los genotipos 2, 10, 1 y 12, por su falta de estabilidad o su pobre adaptación. Entre estos índices la correlación fue estadísticamente significativa (r = 0,61). Según la ecovalencia de Wricke sólo hay coincidencia para la selección de los genotipos 9 y 4, que muestran buena estabilidad,  pero no hay coincidencia, con los otros dos métodos, en descartar por inestables a ninguno de los genotipos. Considerando las tres metodologías usadas, la de Lin y Binns es fácil de aplicar e interpretar, ya que siempre asocia mayor productividad con mayor estabilidad, y no presenta las restricciones de uso de la regresión. Sin embargo, es necesario acumular muchos resultados antes de proceder a la generalización de su uso.

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