Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences (JEAS). Akbarzai et al., 2022. Volume 24(1&2): 18-25
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AMMI Analysis of Yield Stability and Adaptability in Barley: A Case Study of Afghanistan
Darya Khan Akbarzai 1,*, Gull Rahman Akbari 2, Lina Mohammadi 1, Mohammad Navin Safi 1,
Abdulhaq Farhang 1
1International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Kabul, Afghanistan
2Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA), Kabul, Afghanistan
Abstract: Barley, an important cereal crop in Afghanistan, has low productivity. To identify high yielding and stable genotypes, an evaluation of nine barley inbred lines and a national check was conducted for yield and its stability at 6 diverse environments in Afghanistan. Experiments were designed to determine genotype (G) × environment (E) interaction (GEI) effect on grain yield using AMMI model and to identify the high yielding and stable barley genotypes. The main effect of G and GEI were highly significant (P<0.01) on grain yield. The E, G, and GEI accounted for 75.0%, 7.5% and 8.2% of variation in grain yield. Based on the AMMI stability parameters, line G9 was the most stable lines across environments with above average grain yield and will be recommended as a candidate for the consideration of the Varietal Release Committee in Afghanistan.
Keywords: Barley, GE interaction, AMMI model, Grain yield, Stability
*Corresponding author: Darya Khan Akbarzai, email: d.akbarzai@gmail.comÂ
Cite this article as Akbarzai, D.K., G.R. Akbari, L. Mohammadi, M.N. Saif and A. Farhang. 2022. AMMI analysis of yield stability and adaptability in barley: A case study of Afghanistan. Journal of Environmental & Agricultural Sciences. 24(1&2): 18-25. [Abstract] [View Full-Text] [Citations] 
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