Statistical Genetics and Plant Breeding

Abstract

a synlposium was held at North Carolina State College, Raleigh, follo\ved, by a 3-darr lvorlt conference for the purpose of appraising the trend of statistical genetics and its application to plant breeding and at the saine time establishing closer contacts 1)etn:een statistical geneticists and plant breeders. Invitational papers, volunteer contributions and the pertinent discussions, contributed by an international array of brillant geneticists, are reported in this well edited bbolt.T h e book is dividcd in two parts: the svn~posium itself and the worltshop.. .