Learn about the comparison between pure line selection and mass selection. Comparison # Pure Line Selection: A. Procedure: 1. The plants are selected for their desirability of characters that may not be similar phenotype. 2. The selected plants are subjected to progeny test. 3. The procedure is more effective as careful progeny test and yield trials are conducted. 4. Generally [...]
The following points highlight the four main of plant breeding methods. The methods are: 1. Mass Selection 2. Pure Line Selection 3. Recurrent Selection 4. Clonal Selection. Method # 1. Mass Selection: When a large number of plants of similar phenotype are selected and their seeds are mixed together to constitute a new variety is called mass selection. The population [...]
Learn about the comparison between pedigree method and back-cross method. Comparison # Pedigree Method: 1. The aim of this method to produce the new variety which is totally different from the parents bearing superior characters. 2. The method is used generally to improve the yield and other characters of the variety. 3. This method is useful to improve both qualitative [...]