Quantitative genetics and selection in plant breeding/

Quantitative Genetics and Selection in Plant Breeding

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Main Authors: Wricke, Gunter 1928-
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.; ebrary, Inc.
Group Author: Weber, Eberhard, 1941-
Published: Walter de Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin:
Publication Dates: 1986
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110837520
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Summary: Quantitative Genetics and Selection in Plant Breeding
Item Description: Bibliography: p. [385]-395
Includes indexes
Carrier Form: 1 online ressource (xii, 406 pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9783110837520
Index Number: SB123
CLC: S33
Contents: 2. Quantitative genetics2.1 Vegetatively propagated species; Variances; Covariances; Heritability; Experimental unit; Genotype-environment interaction; 2.2 Cross-fertilizing species; One locus; Inbreeding; Change of the mean by inbreeding; Variances and covariances in inbred populations; Hybridization; Two loci; 2.3 Self-fertilizing species; Linear genetic effects; Linkage; Variances; Variances between and within lines; Linkage; 2.4 Autotetraploid species; Genetic effects and variances in the case of biallelism; General case; Inbreeding; 3. Covariances between relatives.
3.1 General derivation of the covariance between diploid relativesOne locus; Inbred parents; Two loci; 3.2 Specific noninbred diploid relatives; Parent (P)-offspring (O); Ancestor (P)-descendant (Ot) after t generations; Half sibs; Full sibs; Two linked loci; Parents (P)-offspring(O); Ancestors (P)-descendent (Ot) after t generations; Half sibs (HS); Full sibs (FS); 3.3 Covariances between tetraploid relatives; General derivation; Special relatives; Inbreeding; 4. Estimation of genetic variances and covariances from experiments; 4.1 Vegetatively propagated species and homozygous lines.
6.3 Selection within a population in several stages.
One environmentSeveral environments; Phenotypic stability measures; Ecovalence; Slope of the regression line; Deviations from the regression line; 4.2 Cross-fertilizing species; Parent-offspring covariance; Topcross and polycross; Hierarchical design; Factorial design; Diallels; Triple test cross and related designs; Combined Experiments; Variance components; Mean square; 4.3 Self-fertilizing species; 4.4 Tetraploid species; Hierarchical design; Factorial design; Diallels; 5. Basic concepts of selection; 5.1 Natural selection; Qualitative characters; Random mating populations.
Preface; Contents; 1.Basic population genetics; 1.1 Vegetatively propagated species; 1.2 Cross-fertilizing species; One locus with two alleles; Multiple alleles at one locus; Two loci; Linkage; Multiple alleles at two loci; More than two loci; One-locus model; Inbreeding; Inbreeding coefficient; Path coefficients in the pedigree; Coefficient of coancestry; Linked loci; Hybridization; Small populations; 1.3 Self-fertilizing species; Linkage; More than two loci; Partial selfing; 1.4 Autotetraploid species; Equilibrium; Chromosome segregation; Chromatid segregation; Inbreeding; Hybridization.
Selection against one homozygous genotypeSelection against both homozygous genotypes; Self-fertilizing crops; Quantitative characters; Genetic load; 5.2 Artificial selection; Qualitative traits; Quantitative traits; Selection intensity; Response to selection; Variance of selected fractions; Indirect selection; Combined selection; 6. Selection between clones and homozygous lines; 6.1 Number and size of crosses; Minimization of risk; Maximization of the selection response; 6.2 One-step selection within a population; Selection in one environment; Several environments.