“…In addition to these biparental crosses, another alternative would be genetic improvement by means of recurrent selection of populations developed from multiple crosses among these cultivars. Recurrent selection proved to be an effective method for improving common beans for seed yield and several other traits of interest (Librelon, Pádua, Abreu, Ramalho, & Souza, 2020;Lopes et al, 2019;Ramalho, Abreu, & dos Santos, 2005;Singh, Terán, Muñoz, & Takegami, 1999). Although there is few information on the genetic improvement of common beans for NUsE, several studies have reported genetic progress for NUsE and low-N tolerance using recurrent selection in other crops (Bukan, Šarčević, Gunjača, Bolarić, & Kozumplik, 2009;Lafitte et al, 1994;Ranjan & Yadav, 2019;Udo, Ajala, & Olaniyan, 2017).…”