Description:
The 15 parent clones were derived from two base population synthetics A (9 clones) and B (6 clones).Synthetic-A was comprised of 18 plants from: Vinall, P210, PI 314675, Bozoisky, PI 406471, Shortandinsky, PI 314082, and Jones & Keller #447. Synthetic-B was comprised of 12 plants from Vinall, P210, PI 272136, PI 314675, PI 369234, Bozoisky, PI 406469, and PI 314082. A total of three cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for plant vigor, increased seed weight and the ability of seedlings to emerge from a deep planting depth was completed within each synthetic population.