Incorporating specific combining ability into selective seed harvest significantly increases genetic gain: a simulation study on Korean red pine

• Published in: Tree genetics & genomes Vol. 21; no. 5; p. 26
• Main Authors: Jeon, Koeun, Kim, Ye-Ji, Kang, Kyu-Suk, Sagariya, Christi, Lstibůrek, Milan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Breeding methods; Cloning; Combining ability; Decision making; Fertility; Forestry; Forests; Genetic diversity; Genetic improvement; Genotypes; Harvest; Life Sciences; Offspring; Optimization; Original Article; Pine; Pine trees; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant reproduction; Pollination; Population number; Seed orchards; Simulation; Tree Biology; Trees; South Korea; Gene diversity; Genetic gain; Dominance variance; Fertility variation

Seed orchards play a crucial role in forestry by supplying genetically improved reproductive material. To enhance the genetic gain in offspring produced through open-pollination, selective seed harvest from top-ranking parental genotypes is commonly practiced. This study develops an optimization fra...