Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece
The interaction of genotype by the environment is very common in multi-environment trials of maize hybrids. This study evaluates the quantity and the quality of grain production and the stability of four maize genotypes in a field experiment that was conducted in five different locations for two yea...
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doaj-5eba32ccce204ae0afa357e8f340c0932021-04-02T19:31:13ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-02-011135735710.3390/agronomy11020357Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in GreeceNikolaos Katsenios0Panagiotis Sparangis1Sofia Chanioti2Marianna Giannoglou3Dimitris Leonidakis4Miltiadis V. Christopoulos5George Katsaros6Aspasia Efthimiadou7Department of Soil Science of Athens, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceDepartment of Soil Science of Athens, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceInstitute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lykovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceInstitute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lykovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceFarmacon G.P., K. Therimioti 25, Giannouli, Larisa 41500, Thessaly, GreeceInstitute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lykovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceInstitute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lykovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceDepartment of Soil Science of Athens, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Attica, GreeceThe interaction of genotype by the environment is very common in multi-environment trials of maize hybrids. This study evaluates the quantity and the quality of grain production and the stability of four maize genotypes in a field experiment that was conducted in five different locations for two years. In order to make a reliable evaluation of the performance of genotypes in the environments, principal components analysis (PCA) was used to investigate the correlation of the yield, soil properties and quality characteristics, while the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis detected the narrow adaptations of genotypes at specific mega-environments. For the yield, AMMI analysis indicated that a group of five environments (ENV1, ENV8, ENV6 ENV10 and ENV9) gave higher yields than the mean value and at the same time had low first interaction principal components axis (IPC1) scores, indicating small interactions. Regarding protein and fiber contents, ENV1 and ENV2, gave the highest values and this could be attributed to the high concentration rates of nutrients like Mg, Ca and the soil texture (C). Specifically for the protein, the results of the analysis indicated that certain environment would provide more protein content, so in order to obtain higher grain protein, growers should grow in certain locations in order to improve the content of this quality characteristic, certain genotypes should be used in certain environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/357genotype × environment interaction, maize, yield |
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Nikolaos Katsenios Panagiotis Sparangis Sofia Chanioti Marianna Giannoglou Dimitris Leonidakis Miltiadis V. Christopoulos George Katsaros Aspasia Efthimiadou Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece Agronomy genotype × environment interaction, maize, yield |
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Nikolaos Katsenios Panagiotis Sparangis Sofia Chanioti Marianna Giannoglou Dimitris Leonidakis Miltiadis V. Christopoulos George Katsaros Aspasia Efthimiadou |
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece |
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece |
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece |
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece |
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Yield and Grain Quality Traits of Maize Hybrids in Greece |
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genotype × environment interaction of yield and grain quality traits of maize hybrids in greece |
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The interaction of genotype by the environment is very common in multi-environment trials of maize hybrids. This study evaluates the quantity and the quality of grain production and the stability of four maize genotypes in a field experiment that was conducted in five different locations for two years. In order to make a reliable evaluation of the performance of genotypes in the environments, principal components analysis (PCA) was used to investigate the correlation of the yield, soil properties and quality characteristics, while the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis detected the narrow adaptations of genotypes at specific mega-environments. For the yield, AMMI analysis indicated that a group of five environments (ENV1, ENV8, ENV6 ENV10 and ENV9) gave higher yields than the mean value and at the same time had low first interaction principal components axis (IPC1) scores, indicating small interactions. Regarding protein and fiber contents, ENV1 and ENV2, gave the highest values and this could be attributed to the high concentration rates of nutrients like Mg, Ca and the soil texture (C). Specifically for the protein, the results of the analysis indicated that certain environment would provide more protein content, so in order to obtain higher grain protein, growers should grow in certain locations in order to improve the content of this quality characteristic, certain genotypes should be used in certain environments. |
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genotype × environment interaction, maize, yield |
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