Index selection for genetic improvement of quantitative characters

1 March 1978

journal article
conference paper
Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Vol. 52 (2) , 49-56
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00281316

Abstract

This paper reviews the basic theory and summarizes various modifications of the selection index. The limitations of selection index are discussed in four parts: (1) changes of parameters due to selection. (2) sampling errors of parameter estimation. (3) evaluation of relative economic weights and (4) internal deterrents to index selection.

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