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Preliminary results from the Irrigated Cropping Forum’s Irrigated Winter Cereals Trial<br />

grown in 2009 and 2010 validate the effectiveness of the reference genotype selection<br />

strategy in selecting 24 CIMMYT genotypes with high yield potential in south-eastern<br />

Australian irrigated environments. In 3 irrigated and 3 rainfed treatments one third (or<br />

more) of these CIMMYT genotypes yielded in the top 20%. The indirect selection procedure<br />

illustrates how strategic multi-environment trials, linked to historical performance<br />

databases, can identify germplasm that meets plant breeding program objectives.<br />

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