GANHOS COM A SELEÇÃO EM GENÓTIPOS DO GÊNERO Urochloa spp.

The aim was to select agronomic traits in genotypes from the genus Urochloa using direct, indirect and simultaneous selection by Mulamba & Mock. Were used 27 genotypes in a randomized block design with three replicates. The index of Mulamba & Mock results in homogeneous gains in the agronomic characteristics. The direct selection results in higher gain with selection. The direct gains ranged from 4.75 to 16.69 for leaf percentage and leaf/stem ratio, respectively. The direct selection for forage yield resulted in 10.36% of increase in variable response. The selection for leaf percentage resulted in expressive indirect gains for leaf/stem ratio (14,22%). Similar result was observed in indirect selection for dry mass yield and plant height (6.50%). The simultaneous selection by Mulamba & Mock index resulted in better and uniform gains between the agronomic traits.