A statistical model for the study of self-fertilization in plants.
A model is proposed for the study of plant breeding where the self-fertilization rate is of importance. The model can be used to provide convenient maximum likelihood estimation of the self-fertilization rate and allelic frequencies in a parental population and its pollen pool. The self-fertilization rate can also be allowed to vary with genotype or other characteristics of a plant. A simple example illustrates the methodology.
D001699:Biometry; D005306:Fertilization; D008954:Models, Biological; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena