Table 1. Details of experiments conducted for identification of QTLs and screening of drought-tolerant lines identified from the mapping population at IRRI and in IRRI-SA.
| Experiment | Season | Ecosystem | Population size | Location | Experimental design | Replications | Plot size |
| 1 | DS2011 | LSS | 361 | IRRI | 38×10 AL | 2 | 1.0 |
| 2 | DS2012 | LMS | 361 | IRRI | 38×10 AL | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | DS2011 | LNS | 361 | IRRI | 38×10 AL | 2 | 1.0 |
| 4 | DS2012 | LNS | 361 | IRRI | 38×10 AL | 2 | 2.0 |
| 5 | WS2012 | USS | 99 | IRRI | 12×10 AL | 2 | 1.0 |
| 6 | DS2013 | LSS | 77 | IRRI | 10×10 AL | 2 | 2.0 |
| 7 | DS2013 | LNS | 77 | IRRI | 10×10 AL | 2 | 2.0 |
| 8 | WS2013 | LMiS | 95 | IRRI-SA | 8×13 AL | 2 | 2.4 |
| 9 | WS2013 | LNS | 95 | IRRI-SA | 8×13 AL | 2 | 3.2 |
DS = dry season, WS = wet season, LSS = lowland severe stress, LMS = lowland moderate stress, LNS = lowland non-stress, UMS = upland moderate stress.