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Yield stability of timothy varieties in the Swedish VCU-testing

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Phenotypic <strong>stability</strong>-<strong>in</strong>terpretation<br />

• Values <strong>of</strong> B are used as a relative<br />

measure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sensitivity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>varieties</strong> to changes <strong>in</strong> environmental<br />

stress.<br />

– B equal to 1.00 = average sensitivity<br />

– B greater than 1.00 = greater sensitivity than<br />

average<br />

– B less than 1.00 = less sensitivity than average<br />

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<strong>Swedish</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Sciences<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Crop Production Ecology<br />

www.slu.se, www.vpe.slu.se

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