A review of breeding and selection in the West Indies Sugarcane Breeding and Evaluation Network. II. Localised selection programmes
Chave, J.W. | Kennedy, A.J. | Rao, P.S. (W.I. Central Sugar Cane Breeding Station (Barbados))
The six localised selection programmes of the West Indies Sugarcane Breeding and Evaluation Network are described, following through from the planting of seedlings in stage 1 to the establishment of the stage 3 clonal trials, giving the selection criteria of each stage. Four important topics of the selection process are then discussed with reference to the localised programmes. These are: the number and type of characters and selection rate; experimental design and the use of standards; family or individual selection and finally selection in plant cane or ratoon.
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