Crop variety trials : data management and analysis /

• Main Author: Yan, Weikai
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Plant varieties > Testing > Databases.; Crops > Testing > Databases.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical framework for crop variety trials
• An overview of variety trial data and analyses
• Introduction to biplot analysis
• Data centering for biplot analysis
• Data scaling and weighting for GGE biplot analysis
• Frequently asked questions about biplot analysis
• Single trial data analysis
• Genotype by location two-way data analysis
• Genotype by trait data analysis and decision making
• Trait association by environment two-way table analysis
• Location by trait two-way data analysis
• Mega-environment analysis based on multi-year data
• Test location evaluation based on multi-year data
• Genotype evaluation based on multi-year data
• Building and utilizing a relational database for crop variety trial data
• Experimental design for variety trials and breeding nurseries
• Modules and functions in GGEbiplot.