This text demonstrates the scientific principles behind plant breeding. It integrates plant breeding, population genetics, quantitative genetics, probability theory and statistics to provide an objective basis for plant selection and breeding.

Selection Methods in Plant Breeding (Plant Breeding Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bos, Izak

Caligari, P.

Gardening & Landscape Design

Springer

<p>Written for plant breeders, researchers and post-graduate students, this excellent new book provides a comprehensive review of the methods and underlying theoretical foundations used for selection in plant breeding programs. The authors review basic elements of population and quantitative genetic theory, moving on to consider in a unique way the tackling of the problems presented by soil heterogeneity and intergenotypic competition when selecting quantitative characters.</p>

Selection Methods in Plant Breeding

Science & Math

Caligari, Peter

Biological Sciences

Written for plant breeders, researchers and post-graduate students, this excellent new book provides a comprehensive review of the methods and underlying theoretical foundations used for selection in plant breeding programs. The authors review basic elements of population and quantitative genetic theory, moving on to consider in a unique way the tackling of the problems presented by soil heterogeneity and intergenotypic competition when selecting quantitative characters.

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