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Journal of Heredity 2008 99(2):227-231; doi:10.1093/jhered/esm103
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MBP (Version 1.0): A Software Package to Optimize Maize Breeding Procedures Based on Doubled Haploid Lines

Gerardo A. Gordillo, and Hartwig H. Geiger

From the University of Hohenheim, Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science, and Population Genetics, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany

Address correspondence to G. A. Gordillo at the address above, or e-mail: gordillo{at}uni-hohenheim.de.

We developed MBP (version 1.0), a software package for optimizing maize (Zea mays L.) breeding procedures based on doubled haploid lines. This software accounts for both recurrent selection and the development of hybrid parent lines. Based on quantitative genetic model calculations, MBP (version 1.0) maximizes the expected genetic gain per year as a function of various genetic parameters and operational variables under the restriction of a given annual breeding budget. Exact formulae for the prediction of the effective population size are implemented, which allows to optimize breeding procedures under limited relative annual loss of genetic variance.

Corresponding Editor: Perry Gustafson


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