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Table 1 Summary of yield trials used to estimate breeding values for grain yield

From: Identification of an Elite Core Panel as a Key Breeding Resource to Accelerate the Rate of Genetic Improvement for Irrigated Rice

Details

Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number of trials

1

8

11

49

33

Average harvest area (sqm)

4.84

4.49

4.34

4.34

4.58

Number of plots

192

5272

13,822

14,926

13,246

Number of tested lines

64

2487

12,505

10,065

9793

Experimental designs

R

AL, R, RC

AR, R, AU, PR, RC

R, AR, AL, PR, RC, AD

AR, R, PR, RC

  1. These trials were conducted during 2012–2016 for IRRI's rice breeding program for irrigated systems
  2. Experimental design used in the retrieved studies included—R = RCBD, AR = Augmented RCBD, AL = Alpha lattice, PR = P-Rep, RC = Row Column, AD = Augmented