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Repeatability of mean downy mildew (Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schroet.) incidence, regression coefficients and deviation mean squares were investigated for 25 pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.) Stapf. & Hubb.) genotypes in 20 environments by correlating arrays of these stability parameters over subsets of the 20 environments arranged according to the year-wise, random, stratified and extreme methods of environmental division. Correlation coefficients between arrays of mean downy mildew incidence from different pairs of subsets ranged from 0.57 to 0.98 and those of deviation mean squares from 0.58 to 0.96 indicating good repeatability of these parameters. Arrays of regression coefficients from different subsets, on the other hand, showed correlation coefficients that ranged from −0.58 to 0.96. Apparently, the regression index of stability was not repeatable for the genotypes and environments studied. Therefore, in order to identify a widely adapted genotype, testing is required to be carried out over a wider range of environments.
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Virk, D.S., Chahal, S.S. & Pooni, H.S. Repeatability of stability estimators for downy mildew incidence in pearl millet. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 70, 102–106 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264490
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264490