Table 2 The calibrated genetic coefficients in the model for cultivar Awash Melka

CSDL

Critical Short Day Length below which reproductive development progresses with no daylength effect (for shortday plants) (hour)

12.17

PPSEN

Slope of the relative response of development to photoperiod with time (positive for shortday plants) (1/hour)

0.02

EM-FL

Time between plant emergence and flower appearance (R1) (photothermal days)

36.5

FL-SH

Time between first flower and first pod (R3) (photothermal days)

4.0

FL-SD

Time between first flower and first seed (R5) (photothermal days)

11.0

SD-PM

Time between first seed (R5) and physiological maturity (R7) (photothermal days)

24.5

FL-LF

Time between first flower (R1) and end of leaf expansion (photothermal days)

24.0

LFMAX

Maximum leaf photosynthesis rate at 30 C, 350 vpm CO2, and high lightm (mg CO2/m2-s)

1.0

SLAVR

Specific leaf area of cultivar under standard growth conditions (cm2/g)

300

SIZLF

Maximum size of full leaf (three leaflets) (cm2)

150

XFRT

Maximum fraction of daily growth that is partitioned to seed + shell

1.0

WTPSD

Maximum weight per seed (g)

0.40

SFDUR

Seed filling duration for pod cohort at standard growth conditions (photothermal days)

22.5

SDPDV

Average seed per pod under standard growing conditions (#/pod)

5.0

PODUR

Time required for cultivar to reach final pod load under optimal conditions (photothermal days)

15.0

THRSH

The maximum ratio of (seed/ (seed + shell)) at maturity. Causes seed to stop growing as their dry weight increase until shells are filled in a cohort. (Threshing percentage)

78.0

SDPRO

Fraction protein in seeds (g(protein)/g(seed))

0.235

SDLIP

Fraction oil in seeds (g(oil)/g(seed))

0.03