Genetic gains and levels of relatedness from best linear unbiased prediction selection of Eucalyptus urophylla for pulp production in southeastern China

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1601-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianming Wei ◽  
Nuno M.G. Borralho
Keyword(s):  
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Eucalyptus Urophylla ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Genetic Gains ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased ◽  
Pulp Production ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Unbiased Prediction

Genetic gains and levels of relatedness from best linear unbiased prediction selection of Eucalyptus urophylla for pulp production in southeastern China

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1601-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianming Wei ◽  
Nuno MG Borralho
Keyword(s):  
Tree Height ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Eucalyptus Urophylla ◽  
Multiple Trait ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Genetic Gains ◽  
Breeding Objectives ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased ◽  
Unbiased Prediction

Breeding values for diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height (HT), relative bark thickness (BKR), and pilodyn penetration (PP) in Eucalyptus urophylla St. Blake plantations were predicted with best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) approach. These values along with their economic weights derived from a previous study were then used to estimate economic genetic gains for three breeding objectives (pulp, woodchips, and wood volume) in southeastern China. The results showed substantial gain can be expected from selecting top 5% trees, with a reduction of up to US$35 for producing a tonne of ovendry pulp. However, actual gains can be strongly influenced by how the breeding objectives have been defined and whether the key traits have been included in the selection criteria. This study also showed that problem in the increase of coancestry associated with selection on BLUP would not be serious, with average coancestry amongst the selected population was less than 1%. More importantly, an unrestricted multiple-trait BLUP selection did not result in the same increase in relatedness in the selected population than it does for the single trait situation.

Combined selection of progeny in crop breeding using best linear unbiased prediction

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Marcelo Soriano Viana ◽  
Vinícius Ribeiro Faria ◽  
Fabyano Fonseca e Silva ◽  
Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Pedigree Information ◽  
Crop Breeding ◽  
Additive Variance ◽  
Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased ◽  
Combined Selection ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Unbiased Prediction

Viana, J. M. S., Faria, V. R., Fonseca e Silva, F. and Vilela de Resende, M. D. 2012. Combined selection of progeny in crop breeding using best linear unbiased prediction. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 553–562. Combined selection is an important strategy in crop breeding. As the classical index does not consider pedigree information, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) methodology for combined selection of progeny. We analyzed expansion volume (EV) and grain yield of parents and inbred and non-inbred progeny from the popcorn population Viçosa. The BLUP analyses, single-trait and of the same character measured in parents and progeny (combined parent-family) were performed using the ASReml software. Because the experiments were balanced, the estimates of the additive variance from the BLUP and least squares analyses were generally equivalent. The accuracies of the BLUP analyses do not clearly establish the superior technique. The accuracy of the classical index tended to be higher than that obtained from BLUP analyses. There was equivalence between BLUP and least squares analyses relative to half-sib and inbred progeny selection, and superiority of the combined parent-family BLUP index for full-sib selection. The BLUP analyses also differed from the least squares analysis on the coincidence of selected parents. The populations obtained by selection based on BLUP of breeding values presented a lower effective size.

scholarly journals Correction: Weighted Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction for Carcass Traits in Hanwoo Cattle. Genes 2019, 10, 1019

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1013
Author(s):  
Bryan Irvine Lopez ◽  
Seung-Hwan Lee ◽  
Jong-Eun Park ◽  
Dong-Hyun Shin ◽  
Jae-Don Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased ◽  
Hanwoo Cattle ◽  
Unbiased Prediction

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A method for reducing inbreeding with Best Linear Unbiased Prediction

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 ◽  
pp. 33-33
Author(s):  
B Grundy ◽  
WG Hill
Keyword(s):  
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased Predictor ◽  
Linear Unbiased Prediction ◽  
Genetic Merit ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
Best Linear Unbiased ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value ◽  
Commercial Environment ◽  
Unbiased Prediction

An optimum way of selecting animals is through a prediction of their genetic merit (estimated breeding value, EBV), which can be achieved using a best linear unbiased predictor (BLUP) (Henderson, 1975). Selection decisions in a commercial environment, however, are rarely made solely on genetic merit but also on additional factors, an important example of which is to limit the accumulation of inbreeding. Comparison of rates of inbreeding under BLUP for a range of hentabilities highlights a trend of increasing inbreeding with decreasing heritability. It is therefore proposed that selection using a heritability which is artificially raised would yield lower rates of inbreeding than would otherwise be the case.

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