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Give the Characteristics of mass selection.

Give the Characteristics of mass selection.

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Kavungya
1. One must use a typical environment – must use environment /zones that whatever you select will be grown in (target environment must be similar)
2. The population used should be of near alike or relatively homozygous grown and /fairly
3. Use the pureline principle /selection theory in mass selection
4. The method is relatively quick because you finish a single cycle within a season
5. It is V. useful method to improve a crop that newly in an area.
6. It has no testing step.
7. Success with mass selection is dependent on heritability (ability to be transmitted through genes from parents and offspring. Valriation that useful for breeding purpose must be genetic variability Phenotypic Variation(Total Vax)
Kavungya answered the question on March 12, 2019 at 07:59

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