The objectives of this work were to determine the grain yield adaptability and stability of ten wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.), contrasting for the character tillering potential, conducted in different seeding densities. The experiments were conducted in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 in Capão do Leão -RS and in Pato Branco-PR and Ijuí-RS in the year 2007. A split-plot design was used considering the genotype as the plot and seeding density as the sub-plot. The seeding densities used were 50, 200, 350, 500 and 650 viable seeds m-2. The analyses of adaptability and stability were performed using the method proposed by Eberhart and Russell. The changes in seeding density and location intensely influenced the adaptability and stability parameters for grain yield. Genotypes adapted to various seeding densities were found (FUNDACEP 29 - except for 650 seeds m-2), as well as those with specific adaptability and a predictable performance only in favorable (CD 114) and unfavorable (CD 108) environments, indicating the need of an adequate fitting of seeding density to the performance predictability for grain yield in wheat.
Triticum aestivum L.; adaptability and stability; tillering potential; seeding density
