Predicting genetic gain of backward and forward selection in forest tree breeding

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-50

  Ruotsalainen, S ^a   Lindgren, D ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Backward selection; Breeding strategy; Forward selection; Genetic gain; Heritability; Intensity of selection; Progeny size

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GENETIC GAIN; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; PLANT BREEDING; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS;

EID: 0031927794     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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