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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 derived by each method, along with check varieties, were yield-tested in a compact family block design in F5 and F6 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 of the top 10% lines in all the crosses and generations, the honeycomb method exhibited superiority over PS, SSD and BM for yield per plant and its component traits. PS, SSD and BM did not differ from each other. The honeycomb and SSD methods were found suitable for deriving superior lines for seed yield and pods per plant in mungbean.
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Gill, J.S., Verma, M.M., Gumber, R.K. et al. Comparative efficiency of four selection methods for deriving high-yielding lines in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 90, 554–560 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222003
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