“…Significant genotype x years, genotypes x locations and genotypes x years x location interactions have been reported in several studies (Ramalho et al, 1998;Coimbra et al, 1999a;Elias et al, 1999;Jobim et al, 1999aJobim et al, , 1999bJobim et al, , 2000Duarte and Zimmermann, 1991). However, the effect of the sowing season has been little emphasized in the literature (Ramalho et al, 1998).…”