Yield stability of timothy varieties in the Swedish VCU-testing
Yield stability of timothy varieties in the Swedish VCU-testing
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 />
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