Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) is a shrub whose essential oil has important biological, pharmacological, and aromatizing properties. To reach the sustained cultivation of new species with economic potential, the present study aimed to evaluate L. alba performance for fresh leaf matter (FM), leaf dry matter (DM), virus symptoms (VS -Cucumber mosaic virus, CMV), oil yield (OY), and oil chemical composition (OC), and to evaluate DM stability and adaptability. Ten genotypes of four chemical groups (chemotypes) were evaluated in six experiments designed as randomized blocks with two plants per plot, over the whole State of São Paulo, Brazil. A 2.0 × 0.4 × 1.6 m spacing was used in Monte Alegre do Sul and Pindorama, while a 1.0 × 0.4 × 0.6 m spacing was used in Campinas, where four experiments were established under different irrigation and fertilization conditions. The genotype effect was significant (p < 0.05) for all traits evaluated, with high leaf productivity of IAC-16 (citral chemotype), best OY means in the linalool and limonene/carvone chemotypes, and susceptibility of the latter chemotype to CMV. The genotype performance oscillations in the six environments were significant for FM and DM, and despite their significance for phytochemical traits (OY and OC), they were of low magnitude. No qualitative variation was detected for OC. The IAC-2 (linalool) and IAC-13 (limonene/carvone) genotypes showed high stability and wide adaptability, and are recommended to establish initial cultivations of this species. This research also indicated genetic sources to start Lippia alba genetic breeding programs. IAC-1 to IAC-4 (linalool), IAC-9 to IAC-11 (myrcene/ camphor), IAC-13 and IAC-14 (limonene/carvone), and IAC-16 (citral). Plants were selected based on differences in plant morphology, oil yield, and the relative proportions of substances in the oil. Six experiments were carried out in three regions of the State of São Paulo (SP), Brazil, in a randomized block design, with four replicates and two plants (clones) per plot. Four experiments were installed in Campinas (22°31' S, 47°02' W, 680 m), representing four environments (E1 -with both fertilization and irrigation; E2 -with fertilization but no irrigation; E3 -no fertilization but with irrigation; E4 -no fertilization nor irrigation). As to fertilization, two sidedressing applications of the 04-14-08 (N, P 2 O 5 , K 2 O) fertilizer were made, and a drip irrigation system was used. A row spacing of 1.0 m was adopted in these four experiments (environments), with 0.4 m between clones and 0.6 m between plots. The other two experiments were carried out in Monte Alegre do Sul (22°24' S, 46°24' W, 760 m) (E5) and Pindorama (21°06' S, 48°32' W, 534 m) (E6), with a row spacing of 2 m, 0.4 m between clones, and 1.6 m between plots, under a sprinkler irrigation system.

RESUMOEstimaram-se parâmetros de adaptabilidade e estabilidade, por meio de dois métodos não paramétricos, para produtividade de grãos, de 20 genótipos de trigo, sendo 18 linhagens mexicanas e duas cultivares comerciais, avaliadas em três locais do Estado de São Paulo, durante 2001 e 2002. Foram observados efeitos significativos para as fontes de variação genótipos, anos e locais, constatando-se que o comportamento das linhagens não foi coincidente para os dois anos e para os três locais de avaliação. As interações genótipos x locais, anos x locais e genótipos x locais x anos foram estatisticamente significativas. Independentemente do método e considerando a análise para os dois anos e os três locais, as linhagens 13 (HAHN/2*WEAVER) e 3 (SERI M 82) figuraram entre as cinco primeiras no ranqueamento, com adaptabilidade e estabilidade amplas. Estas linhagens, em especial a linhagem 13, poderiam ser recomendadas para cultivo pelos agricultores desde que sejam avaliados outros caracteres agronômicas de interesse, entre eles o porte da planta, a resistência às doenças e a tolerância ao alumínio tóxico. Os dois procedimentos forneceram resultados semelhantes, de fácil estimativa e sobretudo fácil interpretação. Palavras-chave:Triticum aestivum L., genótipos, produtividade de grãos. ABSTRACT ADAPTABILITY AND STABILITY INBRED WHEAT LINES OF IN SÃO PAULO STATEAdaptability and Stability parameters were estimated by two non-parametric methodologies for grain yield in 20 wheat genotypes, 18 Mexican inbred lines and two cultivars, which were evaluated in three locations of São Paulo State, during 2001 and 2002. Significant effects were observed for genotypes, years and locations, indicating that the performance of the inbred lines was not coincident for the two years and the three locations. Genotypes x locations, years x locations and genotypes x years x locations interactions were significant. Independently of the methodology and considering the analysis for the two years and for the three locations, inbred lines 13 (HAHN/2*WEAVER) and 3 (SERI M 82) ranked among the five, with wide adaptability and stability. These inbred lines, specially the 13, could be recommended for cultivation by growers after the evaluation of other interesting agronomic traits, such as plant height, disease resistance and aluminum tolerance. The two methodologies provided similar results with easy estimates and interpretation.

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RESUMO ABSTRACT Potato cultivars for organic production systemsInformation regarding cultivars adapted to the organic system of production is scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate in an organic production system, Brazilian and foreign potato genotypes adapted for conventional systems, in terms of quality and yield potential.

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