title: Rindsel: an R package for phenotypic and molecular selection indices used in plant breeding.
abstract: Selection indices are estimates of the net genetic merit of the individual candidates for selection and are calculated based on phenotyping and molecular marker information collected on plants under selection in a breeding program. They reflect the breeding value of the plants and help breeders to choose the best ones for next generation. Rindsel is an R package that calculates phenotypic and molecular selection indices.
authors.affiliation: Biometrics and Statistics Unit of the Crop Research Informatics Laboratory, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-64, 06600, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sergío
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perez-Elizalde
authors.forename: Jesús J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cerón-Rojas
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crossa
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alvarado
mesh_terms: D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010641:Phenotype; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012984:Software