Final assessment stage selection trials (FATs) in sugarcane breeding programs are expensive but critical in recommending new clones for cultivation within each major growing region. Traditionally, clones selected from local early stage trials were given priority for...
Selection in sugarcane breeding programs is complicated by measured traits being affected greatly by non-genetic effects, especially in early stage selection trials, and because clones vary for multiple traits affecting industry profitability which need to be selected...
Early-stage disease resistance screening potentially offers an efficient method for selecting high-yielding disease-resistant varieties for commercial sugarcane production, especially for those diseases that limit productivity across an industry. Oospores are a...
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) uses a selection index within the variety improvement program called Economic Genetic Value to determine which clones will be advanced to the next stage of selection. Economic Genetic Value is determined from a number of traits including...
Flowering has been selected against in some breeding programs because of perceived negative impacts on yield and commercial value. However, there are few if any reports on genetic correlations between flowering and cane yield or sugar content that could be used to...
