Phenotypic Selection in Ornamental Breeding: It's Better to Have the BLUPs Than to Have the BLUEs

Plant breeders always face the challenge to select the best individuals. Selection methods are required that maximize selection gain based on available data. When several crosses have been made, the BLUP procedure achieves this by combining phenotypic data with information on pedigree relationships...

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Main Authors: Heike Molenaar, Robert Boehm, Hans-Peter Piepho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01511/full