Course: Selection Theory (3501-471)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr.Dr Albrecht Melchinger (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with exercise

In-Class Hours Per Week:

4

Contents:

Evaluation of breeding materials: Methods for evaluation of the performance of parents; approaches for prediction of performance; mating designs for estimation of genetic variances.

Selection gain in plant breeding: Determination of the response to selection. Genotype by environment interactions. Factors influencing the selection gain and its maximisation in 1-stage selection procedures.

Index and multi-stage selection: Determination and comparison of selection indices. Calculation of selection gain for multiple stages of selection. Optimization of multi-stage selection.

Marker-assisted selection: Establishing linkage maps. Mapping of monogenic traits. Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) of polygenic traits. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) of monogenic traits; basic principles of MAS in selecting for QTL.

Literature:

Simmonds, N.W. (1979): Principles of Crop Improvement. Longman, London.
Becker, H.C.(2011): Pflanzenzüchtung. 2nd ed. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart.
Wricke,G.; Weber, W.E. (1986): Quantitative Genetics and Selection in Plant Breeding. De Gruyter, Berlin. P. 159-170.
Baker, R.J. (1986): Selection Indices in Plant Breeding. CRC Press, Boca Raton.

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 3501-470 Selection Theory (compulsory)

eLearning:

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