Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?

Advance in crop genomics have led to a demand for more accurate and precise phenotyping of a large number of genotypes for discovering genes and mechanisms underpinning important agronomic traits. The use of unbordered plots for field phenotyping is one approach for reducing the resources needed, bu...

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Main Authors: Saito, Kazuki, Dieng, I., Vandamme, Elke, Johnson, J.M., Futakuchi, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117802
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author Saito, Kazuki
Dieng, I.
Vandamme, Elke
Johnson, J.M.
Futakuchi, K.
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Futakuchi, K.
Johnson, J.M.
Saito, Kazuki
Vandamme, Elke
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Dieng, I.
Vandamme, Elke
Johnson, J.M.
Futakuchi, K.
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description Advance in crop genomics have led to a demand for more accurate and precise phenotyping of a large number of genotypes for discovering genes and mechanisms underpinning important agronomic traits. The use of unbordered plots for field phenotyping is one approach for reducing the resources needed, but competition effects between neighboring lines may confound varietal performance. Four field experiments were conducted in Benin to examine whether grain yields of 14 diverse upland rice (Oryza sativa spp.) varieties determined in unbordered one‐row or two‐row plots differ from those measured in self‐bordered four‐row plots and to examine if statistical models including covariates based on plant characteristics (height, panicle number, and days to heading) for correcting competition effect can improve the estimation of the yield in unbordered plots. Mean grain yield across all varieties ranged from 118 to 378 g m−2 in four experiments. There was no significant variety × row number interaction effect on grain yield, except for the highest yielding experiment. In that experiment, the variety × row number interaction was significant for one‐row versus four‐row plots, but not for two‐row versus four‐row plots. In one‐row plots in this high‐yielding experiment, the neighborhood covariate model based on panicle number improved residual mean square by 20%, but relative selection intensity by 3% only. Similarly, the covariate models based on height or panicle number in both one‐ and two‐row plots in the other experiments improved just 4%. We conclude that unbordered one‐ or two‐row plots can provide reasonable estimates of grain yield of upland rice without any bias due to competition effects, except for high‐yielding one‐row plots (>350 g m−2).
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spelling CGSpace1178022024-05-01T08:18:56Z Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield? Saito, Kazuki Dieng, I. Vandamme, Elke Johnson, J.M. Futakuchi, K. rice parcels genomics agronomic characters Advance in crop genomics have led to a demand for more accurate and precise phenotyping of a large number of genotypes for discovering genes and mechanisms underpinning important agronomic traits. The use of unbordered plots for field phenotyping is one approach for reducing the resources needed, but competition effects between neighboring lines may confound varietal performance. Four field experiments were conducted in Benin to examine whether grain yields of 14 diverse upland rice (Oryza sativa spp.) varieties determined in unbordered one‐row or two‐row plots differ from those measured in self‐bordered four‐row plots and to examine if statistical models including covariates based on plant characteristics (height, panicle number, and days to heading) for correcting competition effect can improve the estimation of the yield in unbordered plots. Mean grain yield across all varieties ranged from 118 to 378 g m−2 in four experiments. There was no significant variety × row number interaction effect on grain yield, except for the highest yielding experiment. In that experiment, the variety × row number interaction was significant for one‐row versus four‐row plots, but not for two‐row versus four‐row plots. In one‐row plots in this high‐yielding experiment, the neighborhood covariate model based on panicle number improved residual mean square by 20%, but relative selection intensity by 3% only. Similarly, the covariate models based on height or panicle number in both one‐ and two‐row plots in the other experiments improved just 4%. We conclude that unbordered one‐ or two‐row plots can provide reasonable estimates of grain yield of upland rice without any bias due to competition effects, except for high‐yielding one‐row plots (>350 g m−2). 2015-01 2022-01-27T15:13:42Z 2022-01-27T15:13:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117802 en Limited Access Wiley Saito, K., Dieng, I., Vandamme, E., Johnson, J.M. and Futakuchi, K. 2015. Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield? Crop Science. Volume 55, Issue 1:255-261.
spellingShingle rice
parcels
genomics
agronomic characters
Saito, Kazuki
Dieng, I.
Vandamme, Elke
Johnson, J.M.
Futakuchi, K.
Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title_full Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title_fullStr Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title_full_unstemmed Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title_short Does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield?
title_sort does use of unbordered plots affect estimation of upland rice yield
topic rice
parcels
genomics
agronomic characters
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117802
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