AMMI analysis of grain yield in soybean lines selected for resistance to Asian rust

Abstract

The objective of this work was to quantify the effects of genotype x environment (GxE) interaction on grain yield in soybean progenies pre-selected for resistance to Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi). Twelve trials evaluating progenies (lines F₆ and F₇) were carried out in different environments (combination of locations, years, and fungicide treatments to control late season diseases, including or not rust). Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis captured, as GxE interaction pattern, 57% of the variance associated with the residues of non‑additivity, of which 44% were retained in the first principal component of interaction, and the remainder in the second. The first component was associated with the differences between the years of evaluation, which denotes unpredictability. The second component, however, was associated with different crop managements, related to the control or not of the diseases. Among genotypes with wide yield adaptability, the USP 02‑16.045 and USP 10‑10 lineages stood out.