title: Selection between and within full-sib sugarcane families using the modified BLUPIS method (BLUPISM).
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of a modification of the simulated individual best linear unbiased prediction (BLUPIS) procedure, which is used for the approximation of classic individuals (BLUPI) for selection between and within sugarcane families. A total of 110 full-sib families were employed in an experiment initiated in 2007 using a randomized block design with five replicates. The variable tons of stalks per hectare was measured from a plot containing 20 plants. The modified BLUPIS (BLUPISM) procedure showed a 0.98 correlation with BLUPI, thus demonstrating great efficiency in selecting individuals in sugarcane families during the initial phase of genetic breeding programs.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Peternelli
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Florestas, Colombo, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: M D V
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: P M A
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: M H P
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: E F A
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D001947:Breeding; D008957:Models, Genetic; D031786:Saccharum / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic