maize_pheno: Synthetic Maize Phenotypic Data

In selection.index: Analysis of Selection Index in Plant Breeding

Synthetic Maize Phenotypic Data

Description

A synthetic dataset containing multi-environment phenotypic records for 100 maize genotypes. Designed to demonstrate phenotypic selection index calculations and variance-covariance matrix estimations.

Usage

data(maize_pheno)

Format

A data frame with 600 rows and 6 variables:

Genotype

Factor representing 100 unique maize genotypes.

Environment

Factor representing 2 distinct growing environments.

Block

Factor representing 3 replicate blocks within each environment.

Yield

Numeric vector of grain yield in kg/ha.

PlantHeight

Numeric vector of plant height in centimeters.

DaysToMaturity

Numeric vector of days to physiological maturity.

Source

Simulated for the selection.index package to provide reproducible examples.

Examples

data(maize_pheno)
head(maize_pheno)

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