M. Asante

Studies to Estimate Expected Genetic Gain in Seven Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Crosses

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, and enhancing its yield, grain quality, and adaptability remains a central goal in most breeding programmes. Genetic gain is defined as the improvement in mean performance of a population across selection cycles and is a fundamental i...