Twenty B3 lines
(families) eliminates most
inbreeding after intercrossing,
enhancing the chance that a
population will not collapse.
Effect of Partial Diallel Size on
Inbreeding
Chapters add genetic diversity
The effect of adding sets
of 20 B3-F2 progeny from
our chapters on inbreeding
effective population size, for one source of
blight resistance. Restoration ecologists estimate that
effective population size needs to be 50 to avoid
immediate collapse from inbreeding depression and
500 for mutation to offset long-term erosion of
genetic diversity by drift. Chapters also add adaptation to their
local environment in addition to
general genetic diversity.
Inbreeding Effective Population Size