01983naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400410006010000200010124500700012126000090019152012730020065000220147365000220149565000350151765300210155265300280157370000170160170000260161870000190164477300900166320541492021-01-22       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1590/S0100-204X20160007000062DOI1 aSILVA, R. de S.  aGenetic parameters and agronomic evaluation of cassava genotypes.  c2016  aThe objective of this work was to estimate genetic parameters and predict genetic values for the selection of cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes in the state of Pará, Brazil. The trial was performed with 56 genotypes in two growing seasons (2012/2013 and 2013/2014), in the municipality of Igarapé?Açu, in the state of Pará, using the augmented blocks design with two control treatments. The evaluated traits were: plant shoot weight (PSW), number of roots per plant (NRP), number of rotten roots per plant (NRRP), fresh root yield (FRY), harvest index (HI), and starch content in the roots (SCR). The restricted maximum likelihood (REML) and best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) methods were used. There was genetic variability among genotypes for PSW, NRP, HI, and SCR. Broad-sense heritability estimates were low for PSW and SCR, but were moderate for NRP and HI. However, the heritabilities of the average of genotypes were higher for PSW and SCR. The genetic gains of the five best genotypes varied from 6.0 to 11.08% (PSW), 15.81 to 27.10% (NRP), 9.82 to 12.14% (HI), and 1.90 to 2.20% (SCR). There is genetic variability among cassava genotypes, and the possibility of genetic gains based on selection is moderate for this region in the state of Pará.  aGenetic variation  aManihot Esculenta  aMelhoramento genético vegetal  aGenetic breeding  aVariabilidade genética1 aMOURA, E. F.1 aFARIAS NETO, J. T. de1 aSAMPAIO, J. E.  tPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 51, n. 7, p. 834-841, jul. 2016.