Effect of selection method on genetic correlation and gain in a two-trait selection scheme

Australian Forestry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-42

  Wu, Harry X ^a   Sanchez, Leopoldo ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genetic parameters; Models; Selection

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; HARDWOODS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WOOD;

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS; BREEDING; BREEDING OBJECTIVES; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; SELECTION; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; FORESTRY; GENES; HARDWOODS; MODELS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SELECTION; SIMULATION; SOFTWOODS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; RADIATA;

EID: 79958764908     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2011.10676344     Document Type: Article

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