Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Population genetic aspects of cross-fertilization....Pages 5-25
Inbreeding....Pages 26-48
Assortative mating and disassortative mating....Pages 49-55
Population genetic effects of selection with regard to sex expression....Pages 56-62
Random variation of allele frequencies....Pages 63-72
Selection....Pages 73-99
Quantitative variation....Pages 100-132
Effects of the mode of reproduction on the expected genotypic value....Pages 133-158
Effects of the mode of reproduction on the genetic variance....Pages 159-172
Applications of quantitative genetic theory in plant breeding....Pages 173-221
Selection for several traits....Pages 222-243
Genotype x environment interaction....Pages 244-256
The disclosure of the genotypic value in the case of heterogeneous growing conditions....Pages 257-287
The detrimental effects of allocompetition on the efficiency of selection....Pages 288-304
The optimum number of replications....Pages 305-308
The size and shape of the test plots....Pages 309-318
The optimum generation to start selection in self-fertilizing crops....Pages 319-325
Experimental designs for plant breeding....Pages 326-329
Back Matter....Pages 330-347