TY - BOOK AU - Suza,Walter AU - Lamkey,Kendall ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding T2 - Open textbook library AV - QE1 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Earth Sciences KW - Textbooks N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1514 ER -