Adaptability and stability in oat in stratified environments

Twenty oat genotypes (Avena sativa L.) were evaluated for grain yield in the crop year of 2001 and 2002 in nine different locations in Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states, Brazil. The objectives of this work were to obtain adaptability and stability parameters estimates in favorable and unfavorable environments with and without fungicide application. The methodology of EBERHART & RUSSELL (1966) was applied. The significance for years, genotypes, fungicides and locals indicated a differential behavior of genotypes in favorable and unfavorable environments with and without fungicide application. Data analysis shows that fungicide application and the favorable and unfavorable environment affected intensely the parameters of adaptability (b1) and stability (s²d i), indicating that these estimates must be performed in stratified environmental conditions, despite the fact that no ideal biotype was found, as predicted by the adopted model.

genotype x environment interaction; linear regression; responsiveness