admmad said:Five (or more) sometimes six generations is considered the minimum - of self-pollinations with diploids. Sibling crosses requires more generations....Tetraploids require many more generations to produce a formal inbred line.
Impressive! Most of my (limited) training is for line breeding in animal herds (one or two generations, typically). But I think for different goals (usually some balance between trait selection and health). This is terrific insight, thanks! I see that if I want to understand the inheritance of a desired trait, that is a different goal than understanding what (good or bad) recessive genes or rare traits may be lurking in my lines, and the pursuit of this knowledge may be different than the goal of production (and perhaps introduction) of a healthy plant with the traits I seek. I appreciate the advice!!
