Selection Methods in Plant Breeding Book

Preface.- Preface to the 2nd edition.-1 Introduction.-2 Population genetic effects of cross-fertilization.-3 Population genetic effects of inbreeding.-4 Assortative mating and disassortative mating.-5 Population genetic effects of selection with regard to sex expression.-6 Selection with regard to a trait with qualitative variation.-7 Random variation of allele frequencies.-8 Components of the phenotypic value of traits with quantitative variation.-9 Effects of the mode of reproduction on the expected genotypic value.-10 Effects of the mode of reproduction on the genetic variance.-11 Applications of quantitative genetic theory in plant breeding.-12 Selection for several traits.-13 Genotype x environment interaction.-14 Selection with regard to a trait with quantitative variation.-15 Reduction of the detrimental effect of allocompetition on the efficiency of selection.-16 Optimizing the evaluation of candidates by means of plots.-17 Causes of the low efficiency of selection.-18 The optimum generation to start selection for yield of a self-fertilizing crop.-19 Experimental designs for the evaluation of candidate varieties.- References.-Index