Abstract
Cultivar x environment interactions for yield and several fruit traits were estimated from two groups of Virginia peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivar yield trials conducted in the Virginia-North Carolina production area.
A substantial cultivar x location x year second-order interaction was observed for yield in both studies. Both cultivar x location and cultivar x year interactions were small when compared to the variation among cultivars.
No advantage could be gained by subdividing the production area into subareas for breeding or testing purposes. However, a reallocation of the number of plots presently used could give comparable estimates of cultivar performance and reduce the time necessary for cultivar evaluation.
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Keywords: Arachis hypogaea, variance components, cultivar evaluation
How to Cite:
Wynne, J. & Isleib, T., (1978) “Cultivar x Environment Interactions in Peanut Yield Tests¹”, Peanut Science 5(2), p.102-105. doi: https://doi.org/10.3146/i0095-3679-5-2-11