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Selection for seed yield and other traits among early generations of intra- and interracial populations of the common bean

Shree P. Singh; Carlos A. Urrea

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia, Send Correspondence to S.P.S.

ABSTRACT

Twenty parents representing common bean races Mesoamerica, Durango, and Jalisco of Middle American origin, and Nueva Granada and Chile of Andean America, 47 F₁, and 47 F₂ in 1990, and the 20 parents, 47 F₂, and 47 F₃ in 1991 were evaluated at two locations in Colombia. Mean seed yield of the Middle American races and crosses within and between them was higher than the yield of parents and hybrids of Andean races.
Correlation coefficients (except between F_i and F₃ for seed-filling duration) among the mid-parent, F₁, F₂ and F₃ for all traits were positive (P < 0.05). Heritability was 0.42 + 0.07 for seed yield, 0.61 + 0.02 for 100-seed weight, 0.49 + 0.14 for harvest index, 0.49 + 0.09 for dry matter, 0.47 + 0.07 for flowering duration, 0.20 + 0.12 for seed-filling duration, and 0.47 + 0.05 for days to maturity. Values for predicted gains (in F₂) and actual gains (in F₃) for these same traits, respectively, were 21.0% and 14.4%, 34.0% and 39.0%, 4.5% and 7.5%, 9.1 % and 11.9%, 12 % and 8.7%, 8.7% and 2.3%, and 6.1 % and 5.1 %. These results support the use of early generation testing and selection among populations of the common bean.

Keywords: seed yield; intraracial; interracial; bean.

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