Js. Gill et al., COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCY OF 4 SELECTION METHODS FOR DERIVING HIGH-YIELDING LINES IN MUNGBEAN [VIGNA-RADIATA (L) WILCZEK], Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 90(3-4), 1995, pp. 554-560
The comparative efficiency of four selection methods, viz., honeycomb
(HC), pedigree selection (PS), single-seed descent (SSD) and the bulk
method (BM), was assessed in three crosses of mungbean. The lines deri
ved by each method, along with check varieties, were yield-tested in a
compact family block design in F-5 and F-6 generations during summer
and kharif of 1990. On the basis of the mean of the lines, the range,
the number of superior lines over the best check, and the proportion o
f the top 10% lines in all the crosses and generations, the honeycomb
method exhibited superiority over PS, SSD and BM for yield per plant a
nd its component traits. PS, SSD and BM did not differ from each other
. The honeycomb and SSD methods were found suitable for deriving super
ior lines for seed yield and pods per plant in mungbean.