Table 4.

Selection response from INDEX2.

Trait	Sampled desired gain (d)	Index (b)	Targeted response (dg)	Response NoIteration	Response SD Ref	Response SD Cand
YLD	1.61	19.70	2	2.01	1.33	1.71
TKW	−0.28	0.58	0.5	0.74	0.33	0.46
Prot	0.48	1.27	0.5	−0.35	0.44	0.51
Screen	0.01	0.04	−0.5	−0.08	−0.45	−0.50
SR	0.70	1.40	−0.5	−0.21	−0.46	−0.54
LR	0.53	−0.01	−0.5	0.13	−0.44	−0.54
YR	0.65	−0.61	−0.5	−0.45	−0.42	−0.54

The sampled desired gain (d), final index (b), user-specified targeted selection response (dg), and number of standard deviations for the genetic gain of the selected lines [NoIteration, using the standard desired gain index method of Yamada et al. (1975), our method with the reference, Ref, and candidate, Cand, populations] using INDEX2 (yield dominant). Lr, leaf rust; Sr, stem rust; Yr, yellow rust; Prot, protein content; Screen, screening percentage; TKW, thousand kernel weight; and YLD, grain yield; SD Ref, standard deviation reference population; and SD Cand, standard deviation selection candidates.