Genetic diversity in North American soybean: I. Multivariate analysis of founding stock and relation to coefficient of parentage

Gizlice, Z.; Carter, T. E. J.; Burton, J. W.

Pedigree analysis provides information helpful in the preservation of genetic diversity in soyabean. An often-used, but untested assumption in pedigree analysis of soyabean is that the pedigree relationship between ancestors of unknown origin is zero. Genotypic relationships were studied among 14 ancestors that constitute ~70% of the genetic base for North American public soyabean cultivars.