The effect of improvements in agricultural techniques and of the introduction of higher-yielding varieties has often been studied. The results may seem unimpressive compared to the progress due to scientific advances with other fields of application. (However one should not overlook the fact that such, indeed, low annual progresses have been maintained for decades and decades). This chapter summarizes causes for the low efficiency of selection in a looking back manner.
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(2008). Causes of the Low Efficiency of Selection. In: Selection Methods in Plant Breeding. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6370-1_17
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