Book Chapter

Viveros regionales uniformes. Vivero centroamericano de adaptacion y rendimiento VICAR 1987

author(s)

Orozco S., S.H.

regions
  • El Salvador
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Orozco S., S.H.;Herrera C., J.M.1989. Viveros regionales uniformes. Vivero centroamericano de adaptacion y rendimiento VICAR 1987 . In: Dessert, M. (ed.). Taller Regional de Mejoramiento de Frijol (El Manejo Práctico de Programas de Mejoramiento Genetico) (1989, Jutiapa, Guatemala). Trabajos presentados . Programa Cooperativo Regional de Frijol para Centroamérica, México y el Caribe (PROFRIJOL), San José, CR. p. 109-114. (Documento no. 89-3)

The Central America Bean Yield and Adaptation Nursery (VICAR) evaluates advanced promising materials from each country over a wide range of environments. Yields of 15 red-seeded lines in 1987 are compared with those of local controls in 19 environments, and those of 15 black-seeded lines with those of a local control in 17 environments. All red lines outyielded the check Rojo de Seda; RAB 311 and RAB 310 were outstanding with yields of 1674 and 1630 kg/ha, resp. The overall yield av. for black-seeded lines was 1651 kg/ha, Tomeguin yielding highest with 2573 kg/ha. (CIAT)