# Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding

- By: Walter Suza and Kendall Lamkey
- Publisher: Iowa State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Quantitative_Genetics_for_Plant_Breeding_(Suza_and_Lamkey))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Quantitative_Genetics_for_Plant_Breeding_(Suza_and_Lamkey)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/bio-121653/pdf

This open textbook is intended to expose students to the application of quantitative genetic models to plant breeding populations. Specific topics include conducting and interpreting multi-environment trials, resource allocation using engineering principles, genetic modeling of quantitative traits, simulation modeling, variance, covariance and heritability, prediction, selection, and genetic gain.