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Rindsel: An R Package for Phenotypic and Molecular Selection Indices Used in Plant Breeding

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1145))

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Selection indices are estimates of the net genetic merit of the individual candidates for selection and are calculated based on phenotyping and molecular marker information collected on plants under selection in a breeding program. They reflect the breeding value of the plants and help breeders to choose the best ones for next generation. Rindsel is an R package that calculates phenotypic and molecular selection indices.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the Generation Challenge Programme through the Integrated Breeding Platform project and CIMMYT.

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  1. Biometrics and Statistics Unit of the Crop Research Informatics Laboratory, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-64, 06600, Mexico, DF, Mexico

    Sergío Perez-Elizalde, Jesús J. Cerón-Rojas, José Crossa & Gregorio Alvarado

  2. Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia

    Delphine Fleury

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Correspondence to José Crossa .

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  1. University of Adelaide, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia

    Delphine Fleury

  2. University of Adelaide, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia

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Perez-Elizalde, S., Cerón-Rojas, J.J., Crossa, J., Fleury, D., Alvarado, G. (2014). Rindsel: An R Package for Phenotypic and Molecular Selection Indices Used in Plant Breeding. In: Fleury, D., Whitford, R. (eds) Crop Breeding. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1145. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0446-4_8

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