Table 1.
Summary of yield trials used to estimate breeding values for grain yield
| Details | Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Number of trials | 1 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 33 |
| Average harvest area (sqm) | 4.84 | 4.49 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.58 |
| Number of plots | 192 | 5272 | 13,822 | 14,926 | 13,246 |
| Number of tested lines | 64 | 2487 | 12,505 | 10,065 | 9793 |
| Experimental designs | R | AL, R, RC | AR, R, AU, PR, RC | R, AR, AL, PR, RC, AD | AR, R, PR, RC |
These trials were conducted during 2012–2016 for IRRI's rice breeding program for irrigated systems
Experimental design used in the retrieved studies included—R = RCBD, AR = Augmented RCBD, AL = Alpha lattice, PR = P-Rep, RC = Row Column, AD = Augmented