Estimation of ecological adaptability and stability of the promising winter barley varieties in a competitive variety testing

Abstract

There has been estimated the ecological adaptability and stability of winter barley varieties in the conditions of the Rostov region. There were studied 4 varieties and 6 lines of winter barley developed in the FSBSI “Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy”. The estimation was conducted according to the S.A. Eberchart, W.A. Rassel method (1966, ed. by V.A. Zykin), using a statistical processing software Statistica 10 and Excel. During the years of study (2017-2019), the environmental conditions varied significantly, which allowed reliably estimating the environmental adaptability and stability of the studied varieties and lines. The analysis of adaptability and stability resulted in identification of such responsive varieties as ‘Marusya’ and ‘Yerema’, as well as the line ‘Parallelum 1976’ with linear regression coefficients more than 1. The varieties ‘Marusya’ and ‘Yerema’ were the best ones among the studied varieties and lines, showing high and stable productivity over the years of study. According to the study results the variety ‘Vivat’ showed a sufficiently high level of adaptability. The variety ‘Timofey’ and the lines ‘Parallelum 1979’, ‘Parallelum 1981’, ‘Pallidum 1972’ showed a sufficiently high level of stability.