SOURCES OF HIGH YIELD AND STABILITY FOR SPRING BARLEY BREEDING

Article language

українська

Print date

23.12.2025

Date posted online

07.04.2026

Institution

Yuriev Plant Production Institute of NAAS

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Section

SOURCES AND DONORS

Abstract

Aim. The study aimed to investigate the adaptive potential of 20 spring barley cultivars in the eastern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine and to identify the most promising starting material for breeding programs.

Results and Discussion. GGE biplot and AMMI analysis identified several cultivars with high grain yields, specifically cvs. 'Elf', 'Svitoch', 'Troian', and 'Zakhysnyk'. High yield stability across the years was observed in cvs. 'Podyv', 'Balzam', 'Elf', 'Iner', and 'Zakhysnyk'. Based on the Genotype Selection Index (GSI), cvs. 'Iner', 'Podyv', and 'Zakhysnyk' were selected. In the GGE biplot model, cvs. 'Troian', 'Elf', 'Iner', and 'Zakhysnyk' were the closest to the "ideal genotype"; therefore, these cultivars are promising starting materials for spring barley breeding.

Conclusions. The identified spring barley cultivars (by yield level: cvs. 'Elf', 'Troian', 'Iner', and 'Zakhysnyk'; by stability: cvs. 'Podyv', 'Balzam', 'Elf', 'Iner', and'Zakhysnyk') represent valuable starting materials for breeding programs. Cultivars that differ in their response to contrasting environmental conditions during the study years can complement one another in commercial production to stabilize total output. Genotypes close to the "ideal" (cvs. 'Elf', 'Troian', 'Zakhysnyk', and 'Iner') combine high yield capacity with stress tolerance and are recommended for stable spring barley production.

Keywords

spring barley, sources, yield, adaptability, stability, starting material, breeding