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Effect of Visual Selection During Inbreeding Upon Combining Ability in Corn 1
Author(s) -
Osler R. D.,
Wellhausen E. J.,
Palacios Gilberto
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1958.00021962005000010013x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , inbreeding , yield (engineering) , agronomy , biology , artificial intelligence , computer science , population , physics , demography , sociology , thermodynamics
Synopsis Visual selection during successive generations of inbreeding in corn resulted in significant improvement in yield, ear appearance and plant appearance by 57%, 60% and 41%, respectively, of the 134 specific hybrid combinations. The visual selection for yield and ear appearance was more effective in introduced than in local, well‐adapted lines. For plant appaarance the visual selection was more eftective in local, well‐adapted lines.