[Variation analysis on the grain yield and main agronomic traits of spring wheat in rainfed regions of China].

Based on the grain yield data of spring wheat from the 2002-2005 regional trials with 13 cultivars (lines) on the rainfed farmlands at 18 locations of China, and by using variance analysis and GGE (genotype main effect plus genotype-by-environment interaction) biplot, this paper studied the effects of genotype, environment, and genotype x environment interaction (GEI) on the yield variation of spring wheat and the yield stability of different cultivars (lines). Comparing with genotype and GEI, the environment had much more contribution on the yield variation, accounting for 87.5%-92.