Simultaneous selection and stability under late planted commercial cane sugar

Abstract

The modified form of selection index method utilizing simultaneous selection for yield (mean performance) and stability, Kang's rank sum method and Eberhart and Russell method were applied to a set of twenty sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) genotypes under late planted condition. The yield stability index method utilizing both stability variance statistic and mean performance of genotypes was found to be better than the Kan!l's rank sum method. The genotypes Colk 9411, Colk 9618, Colk 9606 and Colk 9216 were high yielding and stable with respect to CCS (tlha).