Selection Methods in Plant Breeding

Peter Caligari

ISBN 10: 1402063695 / ISBN 13: 9781402063695

Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Nov 2007, 2007

Beschreibung

Neuware -Selection procedures used in plant breeding have gradually developed over a very long time span, in fact since settled agriculture was rst undertaken. Nowadays these procedures range from very simple mass selection methods, sometimes applied in an ine ective way, to indirect trait selection based on molecular markers. The procedures di er in costs as well as in genetic - ciency.Incontrasttothegenetice ciency,costsdependonthelocalconditions encountered by the breeder. The genetic progress per unit of money invested varies consequently from site to site. This book considers consequently only the genetic e ciency, i.e. the rate of progress to be expected when applying a certain selection procedure. Ifabreederhasacertainbreedinggoalinmind,aselectionprocedureshould be chosen. A wise choice requires a wellfounded opinion about the response to be expected from any procedure that might be applied. Such an opinion should preferably be based on the most appropriate model when considering the crop and the trait (or traits) to be improved. Sometimes little knowledge is available about the genetic control of expression of the trait(s). This applies particularly in the case of quantitative variation in the traits. It is, therefore, important to be familiar with methods for the elucidation of the inheritance of the traits of interest. This means, in fact, that the breeder should be able to develop population genetic and quantitative genetic models that describe the observed mode of inheritance as satisfactorily as possible.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 476 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781402063695

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Titel: Selection Methods in Plant Breeding

Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Nov 2007

Erscheinungsdatum: 2007

Einband: Buch

Zustand: Neu

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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Written for plant breeders, researchers and post-graduate students, this excellent new book provides a comprehensive review of the methods and underlying theoretical foundations used for selection in plant breeding programs. The authors review basic elements of population and quantitative genetic theory, moving on to consider in a unique way the tackling of the problems presented by soil heterogeneity and intergenotypic competition when selecting quantitative characters.

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Written for plant breeders, researchers and post-graduate students, this book provides a comprehensive review of the methods and underlying theoretical foundations used for selection in plant breeding programmes. The authors review basic elements of population and quantitative genetic theory, and consider in a unique way the tackling of the problems presented by soil heterogeneity and intergenotypic competition when selecting quantitative characters.

The efficacy of different methods with regard to developing new varieties of crops are discussed for different modes of reproduction.

This work provides a sound basis for informed decision making within the process of a selection programme.