Overview
- Published with open access
- Explains how various types of linear selection indices can be constructed, interpreted, optimized and applied
- Invaluable resource for plant and animal breeders
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
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CIMMYT, Biometrics and Statistics Unit, Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico DF, Mexico
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Linear Selection Indices in Modern Plant Breeding
Authors: J. Jesus Céron-Rojas, José Crossa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91223-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91222-6Published: 11 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08202-4Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91223-3Published: 26 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 256
Number of Illustrations: 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biostatistics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Animal Genetics and Genomics