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

Rice

Table 4 Summary of agronomic trials conducted in target environments to evaluate the performance of the elite core panel

Country	Location	Year	Season	Num of ECP lines tested	Num of local checks	Single Trial H²		p value relative to local checks
Country	Location	Year	Season	Num of ECP lines tested	Num of local checks	Days to flowering	Grain yield	p value relative to local checks
India	Cuttack	2019	Wet	38	8	0.95	0.9	0.001*
India	Hyderabad	2019	Dry	38	1	0.76	0.66	NA
India	Maruteru	2019	Wet	38	2	0.74	0.87	0.282^NS
India	Raipur	2019	Wet	38	2	0.92	0.55	0.004*
Kenya	Ahero	2019	Dry	67	2	0.45	0.29	0.187^NS
Philippines	Los Baños	2019	Wet	72	3	0.74	0.67	0.096^NS
Philippines	Los Baños	2019	Dry	72	3	0.87	0.76	0.008*
Tanzania	Dakawa	2020	Wet	66	3	0.97	0.97	0.041*