Application of DeltaGen in plant breeding

DeltaGen is a comprehensive breeding analysis tool developed by the AgResearch Grasslands in New Zealand. It provides breeders with an integrated service from experimental design to statistical analysis and generate a statistical analysis report. In addition, DeltaGen can calculate the genetic gain of each trait in the selection cycle and simulate the breeding process to calculate the breeding cost. DeltaGen is currently the only statistical analysis software designed for plant breeders, which is easy to learn and free to open for users. Firstly, this article compares DeltaGen with other commonly used softwares to illustrate its main advantages; secondly, introduces the main menu and basic functions of DeltaGen; finally shows the methods and steps of using DeltaGen with specific examples, which shows that DeltaGen can provide comprehensive solutions for breeders in plant breeding, shorten breeding cycle, reduce blindness and save a lot of resources.