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‘Genotype by yield*trait’ (GYT) biplot approach to evaluate resistance of soybean cultivars to Helicoverpa armigera Hübner under natural infestation conditions

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Cultivating insect-resistant plants is one of the essential parts of the integrated pest management approach. The genotype by yield*trait (GYT) biplot is a unique procedure for genotype evaluation through multiple traits. In the present study, soybean cultivars were planted on two sowing dates during two growing seasons. The cultivars were evaluated under the cotton bollworm (CBW), Helicoverpa armigera Hübner natural infestation conditions. Insect-damage-related traits were subjected to the GYT biplot analysis to identify the cultivars according to their tolerance against H. armigera and high yield performance and stability. According GT biplot analysis based on the angle between the traits (acute angle as positive, obtuse angle as negative and right angle as no correlations), the trichome density of the lower and upper surface of the leaves with grain yield was positive. Grain yield reduction (due to the insect damage) (YR) and pod damage (PD) were uncorrelated, and the correlation between biological yield reduction (BR) and PD was negative on the first sowing date. In contrast, the correlations of YR with PD, and BR with PD were positive on the second sowing date. All the yield-trait combinations were positively correlated on the first sowing date. A negative correlation between YLD*UTRM (trichome density of leaf upper surface) and YLD/YR, also between YLD*UTRM and YLD/BR was observed on the second sowing date. The GYT biplot showed cultivars Caspian and Williams had the best performance in combining yield and insect-damage-related traits under H. armigera infestation conditions on the first and second sowing dates, respectively.

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Funding was provided by the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Iran which is greatly appreciated. The author really appreciates Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Moghan, Iran, for supports in the field experiments. Also, the author is immensely grateful to Dr. Mohammadreza Shiri for his valuable help and advises in statistical analysis.

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Ebrahimi, L. ‘Genotype by yield*trait’ (GYT) biplot approach to evaluate resistance of soybean cultivars to Helicoverpa armigera Hübner under natural infestation conditions. Phytoparasitica 51, 909–918 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-023-01078-7

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