Maximising genetic response in tree breeding with constraints on group coancestry

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 165-173

  Kerr, R J ^a   Goddard, M E ^b   Jarvis, S F ^a  

^a Southern Tree Breeding Association   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

BLUP; Coancestry; Inbreeding; Selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING METHODS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIANCE; INBREEDING; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; TREE;

EID: 0031692535     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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