@article{fd789d1e60a24875b54c57a38d6996ad,
title = "Rapid estimation of broad sense heritability of farmer-managed maize populations in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico, and implications for improvement",
abstract = "A method for rapid estimation of broad sense heritability (H) was applied in farmers' maize fields in two communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Plant and ear traits were documented and H estimates compared with narrow sense heritability (h2) from family analysis and published estimates. Absolute values of H estimates were larger than h2 estimates from this study and the literature. Relative ranking by trait was the same as in the literature, though not the same as rankings of h2 estimates generated in this study. With an understanding of its limitations, this rapid, economical estimation procedure could provide useful initial information especially for collaborative crop improvement work between researchers and farmers or farming communities on-farm, a plant breeding context for which little empirical information is available.",
keywords = "Broad sense heritability, Collaborative plant breeding, Maize, Mexico, On-farm research, Participatory plant breeding, Zea mays",
author = "D. Soleri and Smith, {S. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the collaborating households in Oaxaca from whom we learned much and who brought great patience and good humor to our work together. Special thanks to Mario Vasquez, Elia and Lourdes Llandez Lopez, Bernardino Castellanos, Delfina, Lorenza and Maxima Castellanos. We are grateful to the municipal authorities in the study communities for permission to conduct this work. F. Castillo, J. Crossa, MM Goodman, CO Qualset and ME Smith provided guidance with aspects of experimental design, and J. Crossa assistance with analysis. F. Arag{\'o}n C. and the Oaxaca office of INIFAP-Pacifico Sur, and CIMMYT assisted in establishing the fieldwork, ME Smith, S. Taba, F. Arag{\'o}n C. and J. Diaz provided valuable advice and material assistance during the course of the work. DT Ray, SP McLaughlin, A. Elings and three anonymous reviewers gave helpful comments on this manuscript. Special thanks to M. Smale for support and discussions, and to DA Cleveland and XCC Soleri for assistance with all aspects of this work. Thanks also to JS Bach, The Doors, Lila Downs, BB King, Ali Farka Toure, Los Lobos, Oumou Sangare, Santana, Hildegarde Von Bingen, and Zap Mama. This research was supported by the American Association of University Women, Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, Association for Women in Science, Economics Program of CIMMYT through M. Smale, Research Training Grant for the Study of Biological Diversity-University of Arizona, Sigma Xi, US-Mexico Ful-",
year = "2002",
doi = "10.1023/A:1020647813017",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "128",
pages = "105--119",
journal = "Euphytica",
issn = "0014-2336",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media B.V.",
number = "1",
}