Philip Greenspoon

Using genomic selection, we are working to improve breeding programmes of forage plant species.

Goals:

• Reduce breeding cycle time so that new and improved varieties can be released sooner;
• Increase the rate of genetic gain and selection accuracy while minimising inbreeding depression;
• Account for dominance effects so that parent plants can be chosen to promote heterosis in their offspring;
• Test the effectiveness of prospective breeding programs using stochastic simulations.

I have a PhD from Stanford University and have held postdoctoral positions at the University of Toronto and the University of Otago. My background is in evolutionary and ecological theory.

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