Table 1. Variance and covariance structures examined for genetic ( matrix) and residual effects ( matrix).
| Model | a | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | 1 | Identical variation |
| DIAG | L | Heterogeneous variation |
| CS | 2 | Compound symmetry with homogeneous variation |
| CS | L + 1 | Compound symmetry with heterogeneous variation |
| AR1 | 2 | First-order autoregressive model with homogeneous variation |
| AR1 | L + 1 | First-order autoregressive model with heterogeneous variation |
| Po | 2 | Power model with homogeneous variation |
| Po | L + 1 | Power model with heterogeneous variation |
| US | L(L+1)/2 | Unstructured model |
The number of parameters for the models, where L is the number of harvests.