Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding
Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding
Walter Suza
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About the PBEA Series -- Chapter 1: Gene Frequencies -- Chapter 2: Linkage -- Chapter 3: Resemblance Between Relatives -- Chapter 4: Measures of Similarity -- Chapter 5: Gene Effects -- Chapter 6: Components of Variance -- Chapter 7: Estimates of Variance -- Chapter 8: Mating Designs -- Chapter 9: Selection Response -- Chapter 10: G x E -- Chapter 11: Multiple Trait Selection -- Chapter 12: Multi Environment Trials: Linear Mixed Models -- Chapter 13: Simulation Modeling -- Plant Breeding Basics -- Applied Learning Activities -- Contributors
This open textbook is intended to expose students to the application of quantitative genetic models to plant breeding populations. Specific topics include conducting and interpreting multi-environment trials, resource allocation using engineering principles, genetic modeling of quantitative traits, simulation modeling, variance, covariance and heritability, prediction, selection, and genetic gain.
In English.
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About the PBEA Series -- Chapter 1: Gene Frequencies -- Chapter 2: Linkage -- Chapter 3: Resemblance Between Relatives -- Chapter 4: Measures of Similarity -- Chapter 5: Gene Effects -- Chapter 6: Components of Variance -- Chapter 7: Estimates of Variance -- Chapter 8: Mating Designs -- Chapter 9: Selection Response -- Chapter 10: G x E -- Chapter 11: Multiple Trait Selection -- Chapter 12: Multi Environment Trials: Linear Mixed Models -- Chapter 13: Simulation Modeling -- Plant Breeding Basics -- Applied Learning Activities -- Contributors
This open textbook is intended to expose students to the application of quantitative genetic models to plant breeding populations. Specific topics include conducting and interpreting multi-environment trials, resource allocation using engineering principles, genetic modeling of quantitative traits, simulation modeling, variance, covariance and heritability, prediction, selection, and genetic gain.
In English.
Earth Sciences--Textbooks
QE1