Analysis of direct and indirect selection and indices in soybean segregating populations

Estimates of gain with selection are very useful in breeding programs to predict the success of selection. Indexbasedsimultaneous selection makes breeding more successful. The objective of this report was to estimate and compare thegenetic gain obtained by direct and indirect selection and using the...

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Published in:	Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
Main Authors:	Marcelo Marchi Costa, Antonio Orlando Di Mauro, Sandra Helena Unêda-Trevisoli, Nair Helena Castro Arriel, Ivana Marino Bárbaro, Gustavo Dias da Silveira, Franco Romero Silva Muniz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2008-01-01
Subjects:	Glycine max selection indices expected gain selection among and within families
Online Access:	http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/bd6b9df0-1244-977b.pdf