Relative economic genetic value (rEGV) — An improved selection index to replace net merit grade (NMG) in the Australian sugarcane variety improvement program

2008 ASSCT Conference - 30th Annual Conference Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 174-181

  Wei, Xianming ^a   Jackson, Phillip ^b   Stringer, Joanne ^a   Cox, Mike ^a  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic Selection Index; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ECONOMICS; ENGINEERS;

APPEARANCE GRADE; BREEDING PROGRAM; COMMERCIAL CANE SUGARS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECONOMIC VALUES; MAKING DECISION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SELECTION INDEXES;

SUGAR CANE;

EID: 84978537916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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