Table 4 Response to selection for traits assessed during Phase 2 trials by the WABP and correlated response to selection for four selected pairs of traits (in italics) under the current and alternative trial designs

From: Cost and accuracy of advanced breeding trial designs in apple

 

Current: 3 Locations, 3 Years, 3 Harvests

2 Locations , 3 Years, 3 Harvests (%)

3 Locations, 2 Years , 3 Harvests (%)

3 Locations, 3 Years, 1 Harvest (%)

3 Locations, 3 Years, 2 Harvest (%)

3 Locations, 2 Years, 2 Harvests (%)

2 Locations , 3 Years, 2 Harvests (%)

2 Locations, 2 Years , 3 Harvests (%)

2 Locations, 2 Years, 2 Harvests (%)

2 Locations , 3 Years 2 Harvests, 5% SI (%)

AROM

0.54

0.52/−4

0.52/−4

0.51/−6

0.53/−2

0.51/−6

0.51/−6

0.5/−7

0.48/−11

0.6/+11

CRISP

0.63

0.62/−2

0.62/−2

0.61/−3

0.63/0

0.61/−3

0.62/−2

0.61/−3

0.60/−5

0.72/+14

EQ

0.9

0.87/−3

0.88/−2

0.85/−6

0.89/−1

0.86/−4

0.86/−4

0.84 /−7

0.82/−9

1/+11

HARD

0.58

0.57/−2

0.57/−2

0.56/−3

0.58/0

0.56/−3

0.56/−3

0.56/−3

0.54/−7

0.66/+14

JUIC

0.42

0.41/−2

0.4/−5

0.4/−5

0.41/−2

0.39/−7

0.4/−5

0.39/−7

0.38/−10

0.47/+12

OVERALL

0.31

0.3/−3

0.3/−3

0.27/−13

0.3/−3

0.29/−6

0.29/−6

0.28/−10

0.27/−13

0.34/+10

SWEET

0.32

0.31/−3

0.31/−3

0.3/−6

0.32/0

0.3/−6

0.3/−6

0.29/−9

0.28/−13

0.35/+9

TART

0.56

0.56/0

0.55/−2

0.54/−4

0.56/0

0.55/−2

0.55/−2

0.54/−4

0.53/−5

0.64/+14

CN

59.68

58.37/−2

57.72/−3

56.47/−5

58.83/−1

56.57/−5

57.19/−4

55.97/−6

54.42/−9

67.03/+12

CR CRISP

0.5

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.5/0%

0.58/+16%

FRTDM

0.34

0.34/0

0.34/0

0.34/0

0.34/0

0.33/−3

0.33/−3

0.33/−3

0.33/−3

0.39/+15

FRTWT

69.01

67.79/−2

67.79/−2

67.69/−2

68.68/0

67.32/−2

67.32/−2

66.31/−4

65.65/−5

78.91/+14

M1

3.39

3.35/−1

3.36/−1

3.35/−1

3.38/0

3.34/−1

3.34/−1

3.3/−3

3.28/−3

3.91/+15

CR HARD

0.59

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.59/0%

0.69/+17%

SSC

0.81

0.78/−4

0.77/−5

0.77/−5

0.8/−1

0.75/−7

0.76/−6

0.73/−10

0.72/−11

0.9/+11

CR SWEET

0.22

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.22/0%

0.26/+18%

TA

0.18

0.18/0

0.18/0

0.17/−6

0.18/0

0.17/−6

0.17/−6

0.17/−6

0.17 /−6

0.2/+11

CR TART

0.56

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.56/0%

0.66/+18%

APPSUM

0.59

0.57/−3

0.57/−3

0.57/−3

0.58/−2

0.56/−5

0.57/−3

0.56/−5

0.55/−7

0.66/+12

GCOL

0.58

0.58/0

0.57/−2

0.56/−3

0.58/0

0.56/−3

0.57/−2

0.56/−3

0.55/−5

0.66/+14

LENT

0.93

0.92/−1

0.91/−2

0.91/−2

0.93/0

0.91/−2

0.91/−2

0.9/−3

0.89/−4

1.07/+15

PCOL

1.65

1.64/−1

1.64/−1

1.63/−1

1.64/−1

1.63/−1

1.63/−1

1.62/−2

1.61/−2

1.91/+16

SHAPE

0.96

0.94/−2

0.94/−2

0.93/−3

0.95/−1

0.93/−3

0.93/−3

0.92/−4

0.9/−6

1.09/+14

SIZE

0.77

0.76/−1

0.76/−1

0.75/−3

0.77/0

0.75/−3

0.75/−3

0.74/−4

0.73/−5

0.88/+14

RUSS

0.97

0.96/−1

0.95/−2

0.94/−3

0.97/0

0.93/−4

0.94/−3

0.92/−5

0.91/−6

1.11/+14

TCOL

0.89

0.88/−1

0.87/−2

0.87/−2

0.88/−1

0.87/−2

0.87/−2

0.86/−3

0.85/−4

1.02/+15

  1. Percentage change in response is presented; negative values indicate a decrease in response and positive values indicate an increase in response. Selection intensity (SI) is 10%, unless noted. RS is in the unit of the trait and CRS is in the unit of the sensory trait.