Abstract
AbstractThe availability of a reliable selection criterion for the identification of the most productive genotypes in early generations represents a crucial point in many breeding programs. The findings reported in the literature concerning the effectiveness of early generation testing for grain yield (GY) or harvest index (HI) are contradictory.In this work, we measured the response to selection for GY and HI applied in different generations, from F2 to F6 in nine segregating populations previously screened in F2 by means of visual selection. Genetic variability for HI and GY was found in most of the segregating populations. However, GY of spaced plants in F6 and F3 generations was weakly correlated with yield of F4 and successive generations grown at normal seed density. HI was of limited value as an indicator of yield potential.
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