Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding
Recurrent selection is widely used in maize (Zea mays
L) breeding. Extensive studies have been carried out on
recurrent selection for intrapopulation improvement in elite
populations by the Indian maize breeders. In the present
study, the results of some experiments conducted at the
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, have been
analysed with respect to improvement in the elite
populations per se and development of open-pollinated
(OP) cultivars. The analysis indicates that, though,
recurrent selection has been effective in enhancing the
performance of elite populations per se, recurrent selection
accompanied by germplasm introgression in elite
population has been more successful in OP cultivar
development. It suggests that step-wise intervarietal
hybridization accompanied by recurrent selection for
intrapopulation improvement may be a better approach
than recurrent selection within populations without
germplasm introgression, for the development of OP
cultivars.
Year: 2005
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Article DOI: NA
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906
B. S. Dhillon and N. S. Malhi info_circle
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