Abstract
Autogamous plant breeders obtain numerous populations annually, and in the progeny selection process, the merit of the parents can also be considered. Thus, it would be important to have a selection index (BLUP) for progenies that includes not only the effects of progenies in the different generations but also the effects of populations in all the generations and the data from parents and the F1 and F2 generations simultaneously. The main objective of this chapter is to present a selection method that encompasses the entire structure of an autogamous plant breeding program, including all the data as of the parents, the F1 and F2 generations, and also both the progeny and population effects in the F3 up to F6 generations. Estimators are presented for computation of the contribution (through indirect heritabilities and selective accuracies) of each source of information for prediction of the additive genetic value of the lines to be obtained at the end of the selection process. The role of BLUP aiming at improving selection methods in soybean breeding is detailed.
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de Resende, M.D.V., Ramalho, M.A.P., Nunes, J.A.R., da Silva, F.L., Carneiro, P.C.S. (2017). BLUP in the Genetic Evaluation of Parents, Generations, Populations, and Progenies. In: Lopes da Silva, F., Borém, A., Sediyama, T., Ludke, W. (eds) Soybean Breeding. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57433-2_12
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