QTL tools applied to forest breeding
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Background In last decades, the progress of molecular techniques, bioinformatics tools and genome analysis equipment allowed genomes to be sequenced and analyzed for several plants. For Eucalyptus, the combination of quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping with genomic analyses, has allowed the identification and validation of a few genomic regions involved in growth and wood quality characters. However, several forest companies still have difficulties to apply Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) at the operational level in their genetic improvement programs. Using as case study of a Eucalyptus hybrid progeny, which had QTLs mapped for growth and wood quality characters, the present study compared the possible outcomes of traditional selection used in forest breeding programs, where individuals are classified by genetic values (eBLUP), with selection based only on superior QTL genotypes (MAS).
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