Group coancestry-controlled selection in a Pinus sylvestris L. breeding program

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 73-80

  Andersson, E W ^a   Sanchez Rodriguez L ^a   Andersson, B ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding program; Coancestry; Genetic diversity; Group coancestry; Integer linear programming; Selection

Indexed keywords

GENETIC GAIN; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIANCE; MATING SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT; SWEDEN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0345493879     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051210     Document Type: Article

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