This workshop will cover the analysis and summarization of plant breeding data using mixed models and Echidna/ASReml software. It will enhance the skills required for writing software code for appropriate statistical models, executing the analysis of phenotypic data, generating summary reports from the output and using those reports to make plant breeding decisions.

The focus will be on the practical aspects of managing data and performing mixed model analyses, rather than on the underlying statistical theory. Participants are encouraged to bring their own datasets of interest to the workshop to explore options and methods for executing analyses.