IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN SHORT CYCLE COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) LINES WITH GRAIN

Abstract

The cycle of the common bean crop is shorter than that of other species. Nevertheless, in Brazil, researchers have been attempting to shorten the cycle even more to allow three crops a year and obtain greater flexibility in crop management. The aim of this study was to investigate the viability of selecting lines with a shorter cycle and that have good grain yield coming from the same segregating population. To that end, crosses were made between a short cycle and normal cycle cultivars. In the F2 and F2:3 generations, progenies were separated into two groups based on short or normal cycle. After that, the progenies selected were evaluated in the F2:4 and F2:5 generations for grain yield, cycle, and yield per day. The mean of the short cycle progenies was 15% lower for grain yield and 10% lower in yield per day in relation to the normal cycle progenies. Furthermore, selection of lines among those of short cycle that have grain yield equivalent to the best normal cycle lines is of very low probability.

Genomic prediction for drought tolerance using multienvironment data in a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) breeding program

“…Increased accuracy was attributed to increasing training set size more than the increased marker density. The common bean has the advantage of rapid phenotyping of large populations in multiple environments due to the shorter life‐cycle, an average of 80–90 days (Lima Marques et al., 2021), so it is easier the adjustment of a more accurate prediction model for GS. On the other hand, from the genotyping practical perspective, the short cycle of cultivars requires intensive laboratory practices to allow hundreds of individuals to be genotyped within the “selection windows” of generation advancement in breeding programs.…”