Cultivar Evaluation and Essential Test Locations Identification for Sugarcane Breeding in China

Table 1

Cane and sugar yields of sugarcane cultivars at seven test sites.

Traits	Season	Cultivar	GXBS	GXCZ	GXHC	GXLB	GXLZ	YNBS	YNLC	Mean	IR (%)
Cane yield; (Mg·ha^−1)	2011; plant	Roc22	97.64 ± 0.53^b	150.44 ± 4.69^b	80.14 ± 1.64^ab	90.17 ± 11.12^a	120.49 ± 12.78^a	104.83 ± 1.04^d	97.89 ± 17.74^d	105.94 ± 23.43^c	—
		Fn38	110.8 ± 1.36^a	151.56 ± 5.44^b	86.73 ± 12.83^a	95.90 ± 6.86^a	123.93 ± 1.17^a	109 ± 4.36^cd	131.32 ± 9.66^bc	115.61 ± 22.91^ab	9.12
		Fn39	85.24 ± 0.37^e	130.91 ± 7.62^cd	68.17 ± 11.73^b	82.50 ± 7.13^ab	114.96 ± 4.11^a	117.58 ± 10.69^bcd	132.13 ± 1.47^bc	104.50 ± 27.25^c	−1.36
		Gn02-70	79.17 ± 3.52^f	117.21 ± 4.33^d	79.98 ± 13.26^ab	65.77 ± 7.46^b	113.06 ± 1.56^a	119.27 ± 6.50^bc	114.36 ± 8.37^cd	98.40 ± 22.20^d	−7.11
		Lc03-1137	93.19 ± 1.71^c	120.76 ± 11.97^d	73.07 ± 3.13^ab	78.20 ± 9.68^ab	116.88 ± 1.91^a	106.44 ± 5.07^cd	153.41 ± 7.86^a	105.99 ± 26.93^c	0.05
		Yz05-51	87.92 ± 2.49^d	140.92 ± 9.59^bc	78.69 ± 7.87^ab	86.60 ± 16.21^a	121.8 ± 1.77^a	123.87 ± 7.77^b	141.26 ± 9.85^ab	111.58 ± 26.41^b	5.32
		Yz06-407	109.51 ± 0.43^a	168.2 ± 15.39^a	83.26 ± 4.31^a	94.50 ± 17.32^a	129.48 ± 13.48^a	139.08 ± 11.47^a	111.04 ± 4.69^d	119.30 ± 28.87^a	12.61
		Sites mean	94.78 ± 11.50^e	140.00 ± 20.91^a	78.58 ± 9.58^g	84.80 ± 13.87^f	120.09 ± 10.97^c	117.15 ± 13.00^d	125.92 ± 20.93^b
	2012; ratoon	Roc22	130.80 ± 2.33^ab	120.60 ± 1.52^d	84.46 ± 7.19^ab	81.33 ± 6.35^b	92.27 ± 6.23^c	79.06 ± 6.32^c	83.80 ± 1.93^d	96.05 ± 21.04^c	—
		Fn38	127.07 ± 3.11^b	151.10 ± 4.51^a	100.27 ± 2.36^c	85.33 ± 5.86^b	96.97 ± 5.05^bc	101.27 ± 7.32^b	104.50 ± 8.75^c	109.50 ± 22.12^b	14.00
		Fn39	112.94 ± 3.99^c	130.40 ± 4.00^c	87.98 ± 3.94^ab	77.67 ± 2.89^b	99.27 ± 3.55^bc	76.28 ± 4.02^c	90.70 ± 4.58^d	96.46 ± 20.34^c	0.43
		Gn02-70	109.96 ± 3.53^c	107.25 ± 3.50^e	98.02 ± 5.86^ab	66.33 ± 5.51^c	101.23 ± 1.03^ab	85.85 ± 4.75^c	86.30 ± 0.52^d	93.56 ± 17.13^c	−2.59
		Lc03-1137	125.55 ± 5.36^b	141.15 ± 1.96^b	98.27 ± 0.96^bc	60.67 ± 4.16^c	103.40 ± 3.33^ab	88.10 ± 4.57^c	129.40 ± 5.91^a	106.65 ± 27.55^b	11.03
		Yz05-51	130.64 ± 2.49^ab	144.45 ± 1.88^b	91.19 ± 7.95^a	84.33 ± 2.89^b	99.10 ± 1.68^bc	84.26 ± 9.13^c	117.30 ± 5.27^b	107.32 ± 23.79^b	11.74
		Yz06-407	133.98 ± 3.65^a	153.45 ± 5.26^a	104.90 ± 1.13^ab	102.67 ± 2.08^a	108.30 ± 4.71^a	131.83 ± 7.14^a	91.70 ± 7.38^d	118.12 ± 24.17^a	22.98
		Sites mean	124.42 ± 9.34^b	135.49 ± 16.34^a	95.01 ± 8.08^cd	79.76 ± 13.55^e	100.08 ± 8.11^c	92.38 ± 25.50^d	100.53 ± 19.44^c
Sugar yield; (Mg·ha^−1)	2011; plant	Roc22	12.11 ± 0.07^c	22.61 ± 0.71^ab	10.37 ± 0.21^ab	14.25 ± 1.76^ab	16.83 ± 1.78^abc	16.03 ± 0.16^d	16.17 ± 1.20^e	15.48 ± 3.83^b	—
		Fn38	14.60 ± 0.18^a	23.20 ± 3.67^a	12.24 ± 1.81^a	15.20 ± 1.09^a	17.93 ± 0.17^a	15.91 ± 0.64^d	21.51 ± 1.58^bc	17.23 ± 3.99^a	11.29
		Fn39	11.90 ± 0.05^c	19.45 ± 2.44^abc	9.46 ± 1.63^b	12.78 ± 1.10^abc	16.84 ± 0.58^ab	18.37 ± 0.33^bc	21.90 ± 1.41^b	15.81 ± 4.44^b	2.16
		Gn02-70	11.15 ± 0.50^d	18.42 ± 0.68^c	11.75 ± 1.95^ab	10.16 ± 1.16^c	17.31 ± 0.24^ab	20.32 ± 1.11^a	19.14 ± 1.40^cd	15.46 ± 4.17^b	−0.10
		Lc03-1137	11.95 ± 0.22^c	18.26 ± 1.81^c	9.63 ± 0.41^b	11.66 ± 1.44^bc	16.06 ± 0.26^bc	16.95 ± 0.81^cd	24.96 ± 1.28^a	15.64 ± 5.00^b	1.02
		Yz05-51	11.94 ± 0.34^c	18.84 ± 1.28^bc	10.68 ± 1.07^ab	12.46 ± 2.33^abc	18.58 ± 0.27^a	20.12 ± 1.27^a	24.69 ± 1.72^a	16.76 ± 5.04^a	8.26
		Yz06-407	12.80 ± 0.05^b	20.81 ± 1.90^abc	10.01 ± 0.52^ab	13.76 ± 2.52^ab	15.20 ± 1.58^c	19.74 ± 0.88^ab	16.84 ± 0.71^de	15.59 ± 3.83^b	0.74
		Sites mean	12.35 ± 1.07^d	20.23 ± 2.56^a	10.59 ± 1.46^e	12.90 ± 2.15^d	17.01 ± 1.33^c	18.21 ± 1.95^b	20.74 ± 3.52^a
	2012; ratoon	Roc22	19.73 ± 0.35^a	18.79 ± 0.24^a	12.02 ± 1.03^d	12.31 ± 0.96^b	13.36 ± 0.90^a	12.39 ± 1.34^c	14.30 ± 0.33^c	14.70 ± 3.13^c	—
		Fn38	19.69 ± 0.48^a	23.19 ± 0.69^a	15.08 ± 0.36^a	13.03 ± 0.90^ab	14.56 ± 0.76^a	16.64 ± 1.80^b	17.95 ± 1.50^b	17.16 ± 3.40^a	16.75
		Fn39	17.20 ± 0.61^c	19.37 ± 0.59^c	12.58 ± 0.56^cd	11.91 ± 0.44^b	14.81 ± 1.82^a	12.63 ± 0.67^c	15.07 ± 1.03^c	14.80 ± 2.71^c	0.65
		Gn02-70	16.58 ± 0.53^c	16.14 ± 0.53^c	13.88 ± 0.83^abc	9.96 ± 0.83^c	14.67 ± 1.35^a	14.44 ± 1.36^bc	15.51 ± 1.47^c	14.45 ± 2.27^c	−1.67
		Lc03-1137	18.65 ± 0.80^b	20.73 ± 0.29^b	13.72 ± 0.13^bc	8.96 ± 0.61^c	14.80 ± 0.48^a	14.60 ± 1.88^bc	22.06 ± 2.05^a	16.22 ± 4.42^b	10.32
		Yz05-51	19.16 ± 0.37^ab	21.94 ± 0.29^ab	13.18 ± 1.15^bcd	12.05 ± 0.41^b	14.53 ± 0.49^a	13.45 ± 1.33^c	20.67 ± 0.93^a	16.43 ± 3.89^b	11.74
		Yz06-407	18.20 ± 0.50^b	21.42 ± 0.74^b	14.48 ± 0.16^ab	14.12 ± 0.29^a	14.04 ± 0.61^a	19.18 ± 1.09^a	14.50 ± 1.17^c	16.56 ± 2.91^b	12.67
		Sites mean	18.46 ± 1.24^b	20.23 ± 2.26^a	13.56 ± 1.17	11.76 ± 1.77^e	14.39 ± 0.99^f	14.76 ± 2.58^d	17.15 ± 3.18^c

GXBS: Guangxi Baise; GXCZ: Guangxi Chongzuo; GXHC: Guangxi Hechi; GXLB: Guangxi Laibin; GXLZ: Guangxi Liuzhou; YNBS: Yunnan Baoshan; YNLC: Yunnan Lincang; IR: increasing rate; Fn39: Funong 39; Fn38: Funong 38; Yz06-407: Yunzhe 06-407; Yz05-51: Yunzhe 05-51; LC03-1137: Liucheng 03-1137; Gn02-70: Gannan 02-70; Roc22: Roc22. Different letter means significance at the level of 0.05.