EFFECTS OF SELECTION INDEX COEFFICIENTS THAT IGNORE RELIABILITY ON ECONOMIC WEIGHTS AND SELECTION RESPONSES DURING PRACTICAL SELECTION

Effects of selection index coefficients that ignore reliability on economic weights and selection responses during practical selection

Objective In practical breeding, selection is often performed by ignoring the accuracy of evaluations and applying economic weights directly to the selection index coefficients of genetically standardized traits.The denominator of the standardized component trait of estimated genetic evaluations in practical selection varies with its reliability.Wh

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Seagrass and Oyster Reef Restoration in Living Shorelines: Effects of Habitat Configuration on Invertebrate Community Assembly

Restoration projects provide a valuable Green Foods opportunity to experimentally establish foundational habitats in different combinations to test relative effects on community assembly.We evaluated the development of macroinvertebrate communities in response to planting of eelgrass (Zostera marina) and construction of reefs intended to support th

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