Selection Methods in Plant Breeding

Population Genetic Effects of Cross-fertilization.- Population Genetic Effects of Inbreeding.- Assortative Mating and Disassortative Mating.- Population Genetic Effect of Selection with regard to Sex Expression.- Selection with Regard to a Trait with Qualitative Variation.- Random Variation of Allele Frequencies.- Components of the Phenotypic Value of Traits with Quantitative Variation.- Effects of the Mode of Reproduction on the Expected Genotypic Value.- Effects of the Mode of Reproduction on the Genetic Variance.- Applications of Quantitative Genetic Theory in Plant Breeding.- Selection for Several Traits.- Genotype × Environment Interaction.- Selection with Regard to a Trait with Quantitative Variation.- Reduction of the Detrimental Effect of Allocompetition on the Efficiency of Selection.- Optimizing the Evaluation of Candidates by means of Plots.- Causes of the Low Efficiency of Selection.- The Optimum Generation to Start Selection for Yield of a Self-Fertilizing Crop.- Experimental Designs for the Evaluation of Candidate Varieties.