Polygon Breeding: Old Hat or New Trick?

Rheenen, H A van and Rangasamy, P and Shinde, V K and Reddy, L R P and Gomathinayagam, P (1991) Polygon Breeding: Old Hat or New Trick? International Chickpea Newsletter, 25. pp. 6-7.

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Abstract

The author traces the development of "Polygon Breeding", which originated in E. Africa under the name "Diversified Bulk Population Breeding" in the cultivation of Phaseolus vulgaris, describing it as a multilocational breeding method with complete and continued sharing of populations and selections. Diagrams illustrate its application in triangle, tetragon and pentagon modes. A description is provided of a tetragon programme conducted for 4 chickpea cross populations in 1985-90, which showed that selection in one of 4 chosen environments was consistently more effective than in the other environments. The author concludes that the method is advantageous in (1) offering less restriction than breeding in one location, (2) enhancing national and international collaboration, (3) leaving options for wide-to-narrow adaptation, and (4) possibly helping avoid rivalry among breeding programmes.

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Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
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Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2011 04:07
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URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2761
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