Gains from selection of broadly adapted and specifically adapted sugarcane families

• Published in: Field crops research Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 151 - 162
• Main Authors: Jackson, Phillip A, McRae, T.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.1998
• Subjects: Family selection; Genotype×environment interactions; Selection; Specific adaptation; Sugarcane; Genotype×environment interactions; Family selection; Sugarcane; Specific adaptation; Selection

Gains from selecting sugarcane families exhibiting specific and broad adaptation were examined in a region where genotype×site interactions are known to be large. The families were firstly evaluated across a range of sites. Families exhibiting different types of adaptive response were selected, and...