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Trends in population parameters and best linear unbiased prediction of progeny performance in a European F(2) maize population under modified recurrent full-sib selection.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2006
Flachenecker C, Frisch M, Falke K C, Melchinger A E
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent selection is a cyclic breeding procedure designed to improve the mean of a population for the trait(s) under selection. Starting from an F(2) population of European flint maize (Zea mays L.) intermated for three generations, we conducted seven cycles of a modified recurrent full-sib (FS) selection scheme. The objectives of our study were to (1) monitor trends across selection cycles in the estimates of...
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