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Table 5. Comparative responses for grain yield (q/ha) to inbred progeny and half-sib family<br />

recurrent selection in BSK (Tanner and smith, 1987) and FSI-tnR (Horner, 1985).<br />

Cycle <strong>of</strong><br />

selection<br />

BSK(S)<br />

Per se self<br />

BSK(S) x BSK(HI)<br />

Per se self<br />

BSK(HI)<br />

Per se self<br />

LSD (0.05) =7.9 q!ha<br />

co<br />

C4<br />

C8<br />

Qlange, "<br />

48.- 27.7 48.7 27.7 48.7 27.7<br />

62 39.0 61.6 40.8 52.9 31.9<br />

6C 41.3 71.1 43.6 64.5 39.1<br />

23.4 49.1 46.0 57.4 32.4 41.2<br />

Testcross means Q'I x Q'I crosses 52 bulks<br />

FSI-tnR(S) FSI-tnR(TC) FSI-tnR(S) FSI-tnR(TC) FSI-tnR(S) FSI-tnR(TC)<br />

co<br />

Cl<br />

C3<br />

b<br />

49.1 49.1 47.1 47.1<br />

50.0 51.5 49.4 52.8<br />

55.0 55.5 56.1 56.8 31.6 26.9<br />

1.9** 2.2** 3.4** 2.2**<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inbred progeny recurrent selection, but <strong>the</strong> responses for <strong>the</strong> self generation were similar<br />

to <strong>the</strong> populations per se. The results for grain yield, on a long-term basis, are not encouraging.<br />

BS16OO, for example, has a greater yield (47.1 q!ha) than BSl6C4 (44.9 q/ha), and <strong>the</strong> C4<br />

(44.9 q/ha) had significantly lower yield than <strong>the</strong> C2 (53.9 q/ha). O<strong>the</strong>r agronomic traits were<br />

considered in selection, and except for stalk lodging, <strong>the</strong> changes for <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r traits were in<br />

<strong>the</strong> desired direction (Table 6).<br />

It seems that inbred-progeny recurrent selection must be used with caution. Inbredprogeny<br />

recurrent selection was effective for increasing resistance to important pests, but <strong>the</strong><br />

Table 6. Responses to 51 and ~ recurrent selection in BS2, BSTL, and BS16 maize populations<br />

(Adapted from Iglesias and Hallauer. 1991).<br />

Cycles <strong>of</strong> Grain Days to Ear Lodging<br />

Population selection Yield Moisture flower hgt Root Stalk<br />

Per se<br />

Selted<br />

Q/ha<br />

"<br />

no. em ----- "<br />

BS2 CO 40.1 17 .5 71 121 18 22<br />

C3 51.5 18.0 72 119 5 22<br />

C5 49.1 17.8 70 104 3 21<br />

BSTL CO 39.6 19.3 73 116 7 15<br />

C3 52.2 18.6 72 113 4 17<br />

C5 49.8 17.8 72 110 2 13<br />

BS16 CO 47.1 19.8 74 133 10 21<br />

C2 53.9 17.4 69 103 9 13<br />

C4 44.9 16.3 69 101 3 16<br />

BS2 CO 24.2 17 .2 75 96 12 17<br />

C3 29.5 17.7 74 101 6 19<br />

C5 30.2 17.7 73 104 12 f7<br />

BSTL CO 23.4 18.3 75 101 5 12<br />

C3 31.2 18.3 74 104 4 15<br />

C5 30.7 18.0 73 96 2 10<br />

BS16 CO 27.5 19.7 75 108 7 15<br />

C2 26.1 17 .0 72 95 4 14<br />

C4 30.0 16.9 70 86 2 15<br />

LSD (0.05) 6.9 0.8 2 6 4 5<br />

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