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Developing Seed Transfer Zones

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Handbook of Quantitative Forest Genetics

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 39))

Abstract

To manage breeding programs, we must optimize adaptations to economic constraints and biological conditions. Although a single variety would ideally be well adapted to all environments, such a condition rarely exists for breeding programs in most species. Important genotype × environment (G × E) interactions usually exist, resulting from changes in relative performance rank among genotypes, so that genotypes and environments must be specified separately (Gregorius and Namkoong 1986). As a consequence, seed sources are usually subdivided into zones within which rank changes are minimal. Even when there are no changes in ranking in individual traits, multiple trait indices can result in rank changes among sources (Namkoong 1985, Namkoong and Johnson 1987), thus generating the need for many breeding zones.

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  1. Biological Statistician, National Forest Genetic Electrophoresis Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Placerville Nursery, Camino, CA, USA

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Westfall, R.D. (1992). Developing Seed Transfer Zones. In: Fins, L., Friedman, S.T., Brotschol, J.V. (eds) Handbook of Quantitative Forest Genetics. Forestry Sciences, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7987-2_9

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