Leveraging synthetic environmental covariates to explore crop genotype by environment interactions
Stephanie M. Brunner, Hans‐Peter Piepho, Karine Chenu, Bita Heidariask, David Moody, Silvina Baraibar, Aanandini Ganesalingam, Lee Thomas Hickey, Kai P. Voss‐Fels, Hannah M. Robinson
The paper introduces a method to analyze genotype by environment interactions by examining environmental effects across growth stages, finding that early grain fill stages have the greatest impact on yield variance.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintGenetics