This work aimed to estimate genetic parameters in F2 populations of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cultivated in two traditional seasons in Minas Gerais State (Brazil). The cultivars 'Ouro 1919' and 'Milinário 1732' were crossed, and the parental, F1 and F2 populations were cultivated in the spring-summer and summer-fall. In the two cultivation seasons, the heritabilities were low for all characters, while the number of pods per plant showed the greatest phenotypic and environmental correlations with grain yield.
Phaseolus vulgaris L.; genetic parameters
