02080naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400410007410000200011524500990013526000090023452011920024365000100143565000220144565000230146765000190149065000240150965000120153365000350154565000230158065000250160365300210162870000220164970000230167170000200169477300640171421217702020-04-22       2014    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1678-992X7 a10.1590/S0103-901620140003000092DOI1 aPIRES, L. P. M.  aRecurrent mass selection for upright plant architecture in common bean.h[electronic resource]  c2014  aPlant with a more upright architecture offers many advantages to farmers. Recurrent mass selection (RS) programs for carioca type common bean have been implemented for the purpose of obtaining new lines that will generate the high yields that are associated with upright plant archi tecture. This study aimed to assess the efficiency of recurrent mass selection (RS) for upright plant architecture in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and the effect of RS on grain yield and to verify whether or not there is still variability in the population that favors continuing selection programs, using information obtained from progenies evaluated in cycle five (CV) and cycle eight (CVIII) of the RS program. Mass selection for more upright plants was performed visually in the "S0" generation before flowering. Progenies S and Swere evaluated in 2009 (CV) and 2011 (CVIII). Heritability (h2;) and RS progress were estimated using adjusted means. After eight selection cycles, the population subjected to RS still had enough genetic variability to achieve continued success through recurrent selection. The RS progress was 1.62 % per cycle for the growth habit scores and 6.81 % for grain yield.  aBeans  aGenetic variation  aPlant architecture  aPlant breeding  aRecurrent selection  aFeijão  aMelhoramento Genético Vegetal  aPhaseolus Vulgaris  aSeleção Recorrente  aGenetic progress1 aRAMALHO, M. A. P.1 aABREU, A. de F. B.1 aFERREIRA, M. C.  tScientia Agricolagv. 71, n. 3, p. 240-243, May/June, 2014.