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CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 106-113Publisher
BRAZILIAN SOC PLANT BREEDING
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-70332011000200002
Keywords
Coffea arabica; genetic improvement; bean yield; rust resistance; genetic progress
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- Consorcio Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do Cafe (CBPD/Cafe)
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
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Gains from selection for yield were estimated in Arabica coffee progenies carrying rust-resistance genes. The experiment in augmented block design was installed in Tres Pontas, state of Minas Gerais. Three blocks were established with six plants per plot, spaced 3.50 x 0.90 m, in 96 regular (F-2 progenies) and two control treatments. The plant response to rust was evaluated on a grade scale in 2008. Yield (bags per hectare) was estimated in the growing seasons 2005 to 2008. Significant differences between treatments for yield were observed in all harvests, except 2005. The presence of genetic variability among progenies allowed significant gain from selection for yield. Under the experimental conditions of this study, selection for yield can be performed in the first high-yield year, without major losses compared to genetic gain from selection for yield when based on the mean of four harvests.
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