Traditionally, a pedigree-based individual-tree mixed model (ABLUP) has been used in forest genetic evaluations to identify individuals with the highest breeding values (BVs). ABLUP is a Markovian ...
PULLMAN, Wash. - A meeting in a forest between a biologist and a mathematician could lead to thicker, faster growing trees. "Mathematicians like translating biological processes into numbers," said ...
Genomic selection (GS) has a large potential for improving the prediction accuracy of breeding values and significantly reducing the length of breeding cycles. In this context, the choice of mating ...