Heritability construction for provenance and family selection

Abstract

Concepts and procedures for heritability estimations through the variance components and the unified F-statistics approach are described. The variance components approach is illustrated by five possible family selection schemes within a diallel mating test, while the unified F-statistics approach is demonstrated by a geographic variation study. In a balance design, the use of the heritability formula h² = 1-(1/F) is recommended. The F value is the same computed F value used in the analysis of variance for testing quality of genetic units.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the 13th Lake States Forest Tree Improvement Conference, August 1977.

Titles contained within Heritability construction for provenance and family selection

• Manitou Experimental Forest (Colorado)

Citation

Kung, Fan H.; Bey, Calvin F. 1977. Heritability construction for provenance and family selection. In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Lake States Forest Tree Improvement Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-50. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 136-146