Crop |
Region |
Period |
Method of estimation |
Genetic gain (per year %) |
Reference |
Irrigated rice |
Northeast of Brazil |
1984-1993 |
Meta-analysis |
0.77 |
Breseghello et al. (1999Breseghello, F., Rangel, P. H. N., & Morais, O. P. (1999). Ganho de produtividade pelo melhoramento genético do arroz irrigado no Nordeste do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 34(3),399-407.) |
Upland rice |
Brazil, State of Minas Gerais |
1974-1995 |
Meta-analysis |
1.26 for early lines; 3.37 for lines in a medium |
Soares et al. (1999Soares, A. A., Santos, P. G., Morais, O. P., Soares, P. C., Reis, M. S., & Souza, M. A. (1999). Progresso genético obtido pelo melhoramento do arroz de sequeiro em 21 anos de pesquisa em Minas Gerais. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 34(3), 415-424.) |
Upland rice |
Brazil, State of Amapá |
1990-1996 |
Meta-analysis |
3.5 |
Atroch et al. (1999Atroch, A. L., Morais, O. P., Rangel, P. H. N., & Castro, E. M. (1999). Progressos do melhoramento genético do arroz de sequeiro no estado do Amapá. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 34(9), 1623-1632.) |
Upland rice |
Brazil, State of Minas Gerais |
1980-1989 |
Meta-analysis |
3.0 |
Soares, Ramalho, and Souza (1994Soares, A. A., Ramalho, M. A. P., & Souza, A. F. (1994). Estimativa do progresso genético em vinte anos de melhoramento de milho no Brasil. In 79 Congresso genético obtido pelo programa de melhoramento de arroz irrigado da EPAMIG, na época de oitenta. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 29(1), 97-104.) |
Irrigated rice |
Brazil, State of Minas Gerais |
1976 -2005 |
Cultivar comparison |
1.84 |
Cargnin et al. (2008Cargnin, A., Souza, M. A., & Fronza, V. (2008). Progress in breeding of irrigated wheat for the Cerrado region of Brazil. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 8(1), 39-46.) |
South |
Brazil, State of Rio Grande do Sul |
1980-1999 |
Meta-analysis |
3.49 |
Lange and Federizzi (2009Lange, C. E., & Federizzi, L. C. (2009). Estimation of soybean genetic Progress in the south of Brazil using multienvironmental yield trials. Scientia Agricola, 66(3), 309-316. DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162009000300005 https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-9016200900...
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Irrigated rice |
Brazil, mid-north |
1984-1997 |
Meta-analysis |
0.3 |
Rangel et al. (2000Rangel, P. H. N., Pereira, J.A., Morais, O. P., Guimarães, E. P., & Yokokura, T. (2000). Ganhos na produtividade de grãos pelo melhoramento genético do arroz irrigado no Meio-Norte do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 35(8), 1595-1604.) |
Irrigated rice |
Northeast of Brazil |
1984-1993 |
Meta-analysis |
0.8 |
Breseghello et al. (1999Breseghello, F., Rangel, P. H. N., & Morais, O. P. (1999). Ganho de produtividade pelo melhoramento genético do arroz irrigado no Nordeste do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 34(3),399-407.) |
Irrigated rice |
United States, Texas |
1944-1992 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.88 high N input; 0.55 low N input |
Tabien et al. (2008Tabien, R. E., Samonte, S. O. P. B., & McClung, A. M. (2008). Fortyeight years of rice improvement in Texas since the release of cultivar Bluebonnet in 1944. Crop Science , 48(6), 2097-2106.) |
Irrigated rice |
Philippines |
1966-1995 |
Cultivar comparison |
2.58 to 2.79 |
Peng et al. (2000Peng, S., Laza, R. C., Visperas, R. M., Sanico, A. L., Cassman, K. G., & Khush, G. S. (2000). Grain yield of rice cultivars and lines developed in the Philippines since 1966. Crop Science , 40(1), 307-314.) |
Rice, upland |
Brazil, State of Minas Gerais |
1975-1995 |
Meta-analysis |
1.19 (short cycle); 2.32 (medium cycle) |
Soares et al. (1999Soares, A. A., Santos, P. G., Morais, O. P., Soares, P. C., Reis, M. S., & Souza, M. A. (1999). Progresso genético obtido pelo melhoramento do arroz de sequeiro em 21 anos de pesquisa em Minas Gerais. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira , 34(3), 415-424.) |
Rice, irrigated and rainfed |
India |
1976-1997 |
Meta-analysis |
NS (upland, rainfed lowland and irrigated) |
Muralidharan, Prasad, and Rao (2002Muralidharan, K., Prasad, G. S. V., & Rao, C. S. (2002). Yield performance of rice genotypes in international multi-environment trials during 1976-97. Current Science Association, 83(5), 610-619.) |
Barley |
Argentina |
1944-1998 |
Cultivar comparison |
1944-1970: NS; 1970-1998: 0.76 |
Abeledo, Calderini, and Slafer (2003Abeledo, L. G., Calderini, D. F., & Slafer, G. A. (2003). Genetic improvement of barley yield potential and its physiological determinants in Argentina (1944-1998). Euphytica, 130, 325-334. DOI: 10.1023/A:1023089421426 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023089421426...
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Sorghum |
United States, Nebraska |
1950-1999 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.27 |
Mason, Kathol, Eskridge, and Galusha, (2008Mason, S. C., Kathol, D, Eskridge, K. M., & Galusha, T. D. (2008). Yield increase has been more rapid for maize than for grain sorghum. Crop Science , 48(4),1560-1568. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.09.0529 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2007.09.0...
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Maize |
United States, Nebraska |
1950-1999 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.76 |
Mason et al. (2008Mason, S. C., Kathol, D, Eskridge, K. M., & Galusha, T. D. (2008). Yield increase has been more rapid for maize than for grain sorghum. Crop Science , 48(4),1560-1568. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.09.0529 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2007.09.0...
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Sunflower |
Argentina |
1983-2005 |
Meta-analysis |
Grain yield: NS; Oil yield: 0.54 |
de la Vega, Delacy, and Chapman (2007de la Vega, A. J., Delacy, I. H., & Chapman, S. C. (2007). Progress over 20 years of sunflower breeding in central Argentina. Field Crops Research, 100(1), 61-72. ) |
Winter wheat |
Southern China |
1949-2000 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.3 to 0.7 for different provinces |
Zhou et al. (2007Zhou, Y., Zhu, H. Z., Cai, S. B., He, Z. H., Zhang, X. K., Xia, X. C., & Zhang, G. S. (2007a). Genetic improvement of grain yield and associated traits in the southern China winter wheat region: 1949 to 2000. Euphytica , 157(3), 465-473.a) |
Winter wheat |
Northern China |
1960-2000 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.5 to 1.2 for different provinces |
Zhou et al. (2007Zhou, Y, Sui, X. X., Xia, X. C., Zhang, X. K., He, Z. H., & Zhang, G. S. (2007b). Genetic improvement of grain yield and associated traits in the northern China winter wheat region from 1960 to 2000. Crop Science , 47(1), 245-253. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.03.0175 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.03.0...
b) |
Durum wheat |
Italy |
1900-1990 |
Cultivar comparison |
0.22 |
De Vita et al. (2007De Vita, P., Nicosia, O. L. D., Nigro, F., Platani, C., Riefolo, C., Di Fonzo, N., & Cattivelli, L. (2007). Breeding progress in morpho-physiological, agronomical and qualitative traits of durum wheat cultivars released in Italy during the 20th century. European Journal of Agronomy, 26(1), 39-53.) |