Table 1.

Details of 11 environments used to evaluate 196 RIL along with their parents

Year	Environment	Abbreviation used	Replication	Layout
2007	Anyanga	Ay07	2	5× 0.8 m
2008	Anyanga	Ay08	2	5× 0.8 m
	Quzhoua	Qz08	2	5× 0.8 m
	Linqinga	Lq08	2	5× 0.8 m
2009	Anyang	Ay09	2	5× 0.8 m
	Quzhou	Qz09	2	5× 0.8 m
	Akesu	Ak09	2	2× 0.6 m
2010	Anyang	Ay010	2	5× 0.8 m
	Zhengzhou	Zz010	2	5× 0.8 m
	Gaoyi	Gy010	2	5× 0.6 m
2013	Anyang	Ay013	2	5× 0.8 m

^aData of these environments was reported in our previous report and used for QTL mapping but excluded in ANNOVA except Quzhou 2008