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Genotype by environment interactions in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): different responses of landraces, recombinant inbred lines and varieties to Mediterranean environment

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Genotype-by-environment interactions (GEIs) can affect breeding progress because they often complicate the evaluation and selection of superior genotypes. This drawback can be reduced by gaining insights into GEI processes and genotype adaptation. Here, we have studied the GEIs over a set of 24 barley genotypes that were grown across six environments (location-by-year combinations) in Sardinia, Italy. Three groups of genotypes were analysed: barley landraces (LANs), recombinant inbred lines (RILs), and commercial varieties (VARs). The additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model was used for data analysis, and results evidenced no significant differences in grain yield averages for the 24 genotypes. However, there was a relevant GEI for yield mainly between two of the six environments (one characterised by warm pre-anthesis period and high spring rainfalls, and the other characterised by opposite features) and two groups of genotypes (VAR and LAN). Moreover, a negative trade-off between yield levels of genotypes was seen when the barley genotypes were grown in the contrasting environments. Overall, intermediate GEI levels were seen for RILs in comparison to LANs and VARs, and some of the RILs provided valuable yield levels (e.g. RILs 23 and 52). The results thus show the potential usefulness of LANs as a genetic resource for breeding, e.g. to obtain genotypes adapted to Mediterranean environments, such as the RILs analysed in this study.

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The authors thank Dr. Andrea Onofri for his helpful comments and suggestions in application of AMMI and GGE analyses.

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  1. Centro per la Conservazione e Valorizzazione della Biodiversità Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Località Surigheddu, Alghero, Italy

    Monica Rodriguez

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Agronomiche e Genetica Vegetale Agraria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via E. de Nicola, 07100, Sassari, Italy

    Monica Rodriguez, Domenico Rau & Giovanna Attene

  3. Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Facoltà di Agraria, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy

    Roberto Papa

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Most of the actual work was carried out when the first author was a PhD student in ‘Agro-meteorology and ecophysiology of agricultural and forest systems’ and she was affiliated to Dipartimento di Scienze Agronomiche e Genetica Vegetale Agraria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via E. de Nicola, Sassari 07100, Italy.

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Rodriguez, M., Rau, D., Papa, R. et al. Genotype by environment interactions in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): different responses of landraces, recombinant inbred lines and varieties to Mediterranean environment. Euphytica 163, 231–247 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-007-9635-8

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