Efficiency of breeding strategy where grandparents - but not parents - contribute equally to the breeding population

Danusevicius, Darius; Lindgren, Dag

doi:10.1051/forest/2009124

Research article2010Peer reviewedOpen access

Efficiency of breeding strategy where grandparents - but not parents - contribute equally to the breeding population

Danusevicius, Darius; Lindgren, Dag

Abstract

Using larger number of parents than grandparents has the potential to improve annual genetic gain in the magnitude of 50% compared to the strategies currently used for Scots pine in Sweden.

Keywords

balanced selection; long-term breeding; gene diversity; optimising; Pinus sylvestris

Published in

Annals of Forest Science
2010, volume: 67, number: 4, pages: 1-9
Publisher: SPRINGER FRANCE

SLU Authors

Lindgren, Dag
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2009124

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/48237