The objectives of this research were to select com mon bean families with high grain yield and ideal grain type using phenotypical information and molecular markers linked to the QTLs. One hundred F3:7 families were evaluated in three seasons, in two field experiments per season. Two experiments were set up in the counties of Lavras and Ijaci in the dry season/2007, other four experiments were set up in Lavras and Lambari, two in the winter season/2007 and two in the 2007/2008 rainy season. A 10x10 lattice design was used in all experiments, using 2m-long plots and rows 50cm apart. The families were evaluated based on grain yield in all experiments, and based on grain type in one experiment per season. Moreover, 480 microsatellite markers were tested in the parents. Eight markers were polymorphic and used for genotyping the families. Among them five explained part of the grain yield variability and presented high interaction by environments. Selecting 5% of the families the genetic gain was of 7,4% for grain yield and 9,6% for grain type. The marker-assisted selection gave a similar result to the phenotypic selection because only one more stable marker of the along with average grain yield was used in the selection.
Phaseolus vulgaris; lines, marker assisted selection; phenotypic selection; microsatellite
