Table 1.
Number of NAM RILs from each of the three sets of the OzNAM population and the calendar years, multi-environment trial (MET) years, geographic locations and sowing dates for each of the twelve trials
| Set | Number of RILs | Year | Evaluation Site | State | Latitude | Longitude | Sowing date | Trial name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar | MET | ||||||||
| A | 530 | 2017 | 1 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.521957 | 138.662206 | 18/05/2017 | 17RSW-NAM_A |
| 238 | 2018 | 2 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.515090 | 138.668496 | 18/05/2018 | 18RSW-NAM_A | |
| 238 | 2018 | 2 | Dandaragan | WA | − 30.685308 | 115.665099 | 07/06/2018 | 18DND-NAM_A | |
| 238 | 2019 | 3 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.514273 | 138.689983 | 18/05/2018 | 19RSW-NAM_A | |
| 238 | 2019 | 3 | Lockhart | NSW | − 35.07866 | 146.77468 | 30/05/2019 | 19LKH-NAM_A | |
| B | 1268 | 2018 | 1 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.484985 | 138.682256 | 02/07/2018 | 18RSW-NAM_B |
| 537 | 2019 | 2 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.514273 | 138.689983 | 18/05/2019 | 19RSW-NAM_B | |
| 539 | 2019 | 2 | Dandaragan | WA | − 30.685308 | 115.665099 | 25/05/2019 | 19DND-NAM_B | |
| 229 | 2020 | 3 | Moora | WA | − 30.63072 | 116.07587 | 21/05/2020 | 20MRA-NAM_B | |
| C | 376 | 2019 | 1 | Roseworthy | SA | − 34.514273 | 138.689983 | 23/05/2019 | 19RSW-NAM_C |
| 366 | 2019 | 1 | Dandaragan | WA | − 30.685308 | 115.665099 | 25/05/2019 | 19DND-NAM_C | |
| 229 | 2020 | 2 | Moora | WA | − 30.63072 | 116.07587 | 21/05/2020 | 20MRA-NAM_C | |
Due to the size of the NAM population and the challenges of evaluating the entire population at once in a single trial, the population was split into three sets of varying sizes (A, B, C). Each set was evaluated under field conditions in a single environment in the first year before a subset of each set was selected for further evaluation in at least two sites in subsequent years (MET years)