Genetic gain with desired status number in breeding programs: A study on selection effects

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1861-1869

  Wei, R P ^a   Hansen, C R ^b   Dhir, N K ^b   Yeh, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AB Tree Improvement and Seed Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING PROGRAM; CANADA; GENETIC GAIN; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; SELECTION;

BREEDING POPULATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 0032460272     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-168     Document Type: Article

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