Biometrics Applied to Soybean Breeding

• Published in: Soybean Breeding pp. 193 - 227
• Main Authors: Cruz, Cosme Damião, Rodrigues, Haroldo Silva, Rosado, Renato Domiciano Silva, Bhering, Leonardo Lopes
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017; Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Agricultural science; Biometrics; Botany & plant sciences; Breeding; Experimental Statistics; Genetics; Plant reproduction & propagation; Soybean

Soybean has been an important source of protein for either food or feed; breeding program for this species has turn to a competitive business between seed companies, where the application of the right statistical method in data analysis means to lead the market. The understanding of biometrics and i...