Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a critical food security crop for sub- Saharan Africa. Efforts to improve cassava through breeding have expanded over the past decade. Crop growth models (CGM) are becoming common place in breeding efforts to expand the inference of evaluations of breeding germp...

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Autores principales: Okoma, P.M., Kayondo, S.I., Rabbi, I.Y., Moreno-Cadena, L.P., Hoogenboom, G., Jannink, J.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175352
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author Okoma, P.M.
Kayondo, S.I.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Moreno-Cadena, L.P.
Hoogenboom, G.
Jannink, J.
author_browse Hoogenboom, G.
Jannink, J.
Kayondo, S.I.
Moreno-Cadena, L.P.
Okoma, P.M.
Rabbi, I.Y.
author_facet Okoma, P.M.
Kayondo, S.I.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Moreno-Cadena, L.P.
Hoogenboom, G.
Jannink, J.
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description Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a critical food security crop for sub- Saharan Africa. Efforts to improve cassava through breeding have expanded over the past decade. Crop growth models (CGM) are becoming common place in breeding efforts to expand the inference of evaluations of breeding germplasm to environments that have not been tested and to prepare for breeding for adaptation to future climates. We parameterized a CGM, the CROPGROMANIHOT- Cassava model in the DSSAT family of models, using data on 67 clones from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture cassava breeding program evaluated from 2017 to 2020 and over eight locations in Nigeria using trial and error parameter adjustments and the General Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation method. Our objectives were to assess the feasibility of this largescale calibration in the context of a cassava breeding program and to identify systematic biases of the model. For each cultivar we calculated the Pearson correlation between model prediction and observation across the environments, as well as root mean squared error and d statistics. As a result of calibration, the correlation coefficient increased from –0.03 to +0.08, the RMSE dropped from 21 t ha-1 to 5 t ha-1 while d increased from 0.23 to 0.44. We found that the model underestimated root yield in dry environments (low precipitation and high temperature) and overestimated root yield in wet environments (high precipitation and low temperature). Our experience suggests both that CGM calibration could become a routine component of the cassava breeding data analysis cycle and that there are opportunities for model improvement.
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spelling CGSpace1753522025-12-08T10:29:22Z Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data Okoma, P.M. Kayondo, S.I. Rabbi, I.Y. Moreno-Cadena, L.P. Hoogenboom, G. Jannink, J. cassava crop growth calibration nigeria food security Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a critical food security crop for sub- Saharan Africa. Efforts to improve cassava through breeding have expanded over the past decade. Crop growth models (CGM) are becoming common place in breeding efforts to expand the inference of evaluations of breeding germplasm to environments that have not been tested and to prepare for breeding for adaptation to future climates. We parameterized a CGM, the CROPGROMANIHOT- Cassava model in the DSSAT family of models, using data on 67 clones from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture cassava breeding program evaluated from 2017 to 2020 and over eight locations in Nigeria using trial and error parameter adjustments and the General Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation method. Our objectives were to assess the feasibility of this largescale calibration in the context of a cassava breeding program and to identify systematic biases of the model. For each cultivar we calculated the Pearson correlation between model prediction and observation across the environments, as well as root mean squared error and d statistics. As a result of calibration, the correlation coefficient increased from –0.03 to +0.08, the RMSE dropped from 21 t ha-1 to 5 t ha-1 while d increased from 0.23 to 0.44. We found that the model underestimated root yield in dry environments (low precipitation and high temperature) and overestimated root yield in wet environments (high precipitation and low temperature). Our experience suggests both that CGM calibration could become a routine component of the cassava breeding data analysis cycle and that there are opportunities for model improvement. 2025 2025-06-27T14:23:06Z 2025-06-27T14:23:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175352 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Okoma, P.M., Kayondo, S.I., Rabbi, I.Y., Moreno-Cadena, L.P., Hoogenboom, G. & Jannink, J. (2025). Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotypic-specific parameters using multi-environment trial breeding data. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16: 1535058, 1-15.
spellingShingle cassava
crop growth
calibration
nigeria
food security
Okoma, P.M.
Kayondo, S.I.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Moreno-Cadena, L.P.
Hoogenboom, G.
Jannink, J.
Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title_full Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title_fullStr Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title_short Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
title_sort evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data
topic cassava
crop growth
calibration
nigeria
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175352
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