Linear Selection Indices in Modern Plant Breeding

• Tác giả: J. Jesus Céron-Rojas, José Crossa
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3319912233
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 570.15195 Philosophy and theory
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cham : Springer Nature, 2018
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (256 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 222287
• Chủ đề: 1. Animal reproduction; 2. Life sciences: general issues; 3. Plant reproduction & propagation

Tóm tắt

This open access book focuses on the linear selection index (LSI) theory and its statistical properties. It addresses the single-stage LSI theory by assuming that economic weights are fixed and known - or fixed, but unknown - to predict the net genetic merit in the phenotypic, marker and genomic context. Further, it shows how to combine the LSI theory with the independent culling method to develop the multistage selection index theory. The final two chapters present simulation results and SAS and R codes, respectively, to estimate the parameters and make selections using some of the LSIs described. It is essential reading for plant quantitative geneticists, but is also a valuable resource for animal breeders.