Genotype × Environment Interactions in Sweet Potato Yield and Quality Factors

Abstract

Genotype (G) x environment (E) interactions were measured in sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) for yield (seven genotypes, six locations, 3 years) and selected quality factors (nine genotypes, six locations, 2 years). Yield of all grades of roots and all quality factors tested were affected significantly by genotype, environment, and G × E interactions. Quality factors were less affected by G × E interactions than yield factors. Broad-sense heritability estimates ranged from 75% to 92% for yield factors and 94% to 99% for quality factors. Estimates of variances of clonal means with varying years, locations, and replications suggest that 2 years, four locations, and four replications would provide reliable test data for yield and quality factors.

A sustainable approach for weed and insect management in sweetpotato: breeding for weed and insect tolerant/resistant clones

“…Across both years and all yield parameters, USDA-17-037 and USDA-17-077 consistently yielded the highest, with USDA-17-077 yielding significantly greater than the control cultivars. Yield in sweetpotato is highly variable, and furthermore, storage root formation in high-yielding cultivars can be strongly influenced by environment (Collins et al 1987; Manrique and Hermann 2000). The differences observed among weed-free intervals in 2018 could be due to differences in rainfall amount received each year during the trial.…”