Obtaining information referent to the genetic control of traits by the estimates of variance associated to breeding methods is not frequently used for bean crops, however these estimate can greatly help breeders to take decision. With this objective a segregating population derived from a cross between the cultivars BRS MG Talismã and BRS Valente was evaluated. The advance of generations was done according to the pedigree method. In the F4:5 generation were obtained 256 progenies that were evaluated during the 2004/2005 'rain season'. Seeds were harvested in bulks, generating progenies F4:6, which were evaluated in the 2005 'dry season'. There evaluated grain yield and plant habit. For grain yield per plant, the environmental variance within plots was the main component of the phenotypic variance among progenies. The additive variance was predominant for grain yield and the dominance variance for plant habit.
Phaseolus vulgaris; components of variance; pedigree method
