Recurrent mass selection for upright plant architecture in common bean

Plant with a more upright architecture offers many advantages to farmers. Recurrent mass selection (RS) programs for carioca type common bean have been implemented for the purpose of obtaining new lines that will generate the high yields that are associated with upright plant archi tecture. This stu...

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Main Authors: Luiz Paulo Miranda Pires, Magno Antonio Patto Ramalho, Ângela de Fátima Barbosa Abreu, Monica Christina Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162014000300009&lng=en&tlng=en