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Plant breeding

a selection index whose trait weights are solved to achieve breeder-specified relative gains in each trait instead of being derived from economic values.

In plant breeding, desired gains index refers to a selection index whose trait weights are solved to achieve breeder-specified relative gains in each trait instead of being derived from economic values. This meaning comes from Pešek (1969) in Canadian Journal of Plant Science.[1]

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Pešek, J., & Baker, R. J. (1969). Desired Improvement in Relation to Selection Indices. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 49(6), 803-804. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps69-137

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