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BREEDING METHODS IN

MAIZE
• Mass Selection
• Recurrent Selection
RECURRENT
SELECTION
50 -100

HALF SIB
PROGENY
TEST
50 -100

HALF SIB –
TESTCROSS
PROGENY
PERFORMANCE
150 -200

FULL SIB
PROGENY
TEST
50 -100

S1 PROGENY
PERFORMANCE
SYNTHETIC CULTIVAR

• Constituted from reproducible units


• Selected from performance in combining ability or progeny tests
• Random interpollination of the component units
• Synthetic may be reconstituted at regular intervals
SYNTHETIC
CULTIVAR

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