“…For many years, plant breeding programs depended on selecting genotypes by analyzing each agronomic variable individually, estimating genetic parameters, applying selection indices for traits and analyzing the environments to check the genotype x environment interaction. In recent years, multivariate methods and mixed models have become more important due to advances in computer software, and are being applied to evaluate genetic divergence (Costa et al, 2006;Oliveira et al, 2008;Bizari et al, 2014), select genotypes and progenies (Vianna et al, 2013;Dallastra et al, 2014), study adaptability and stability of genotypes (Maia et al, 2006;Mendonça et al, 2007;Borges et al, 2010b;Gomez et al, 2014), estimate genotypic values and study genetic parameters (Duarte et al, 2001;Lopes et al, 2008).…”