Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Phenotyping and Data Management of Early Evaluation Trials in Matooke (AAA) Breeding

The hybrids developed from the different cross combinations undergo a series of trials starting with the early evaluation trial (EET), in which only two replications per genotype are planted and evaluated for traits such as black sigatoka resistance, bunch size, fruit parthenocarpy, and dwarfness for over two production cycles. This activity is under the stage : Crossing and Screening; during the Matooke product development process as shown in figure 1.The purpose of EET is to quickly select for promising hybrids to advance for further evaluations in preliminary yield trials (PYT).