Genetic progress of phenotypic recurrent selection in popcorn Progresso genético da seleção recorrente fenotípica em milho-pipoca

Popcorn is widely consumed in the south of Minas Gerais; however, up to now no specific breeding program for the region has been carried out. Recurrent selection (RS) is a viable alternative for breeding of this crop; nevertheless, it is necessary to frequently evaluate the progress achieved. Conseq...

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Main Authors: Hugo Junqueira Ematné, João Cândido de Souza, Gustavo Barnabé Biudes, José Airton Rodrigues Nunes, Fernando Lisboa Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2012-02-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542012000100003