Although durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum Desf.) is a minor cereal crop
representing just 5–7% of the world's total wheat crop, it is a staple food in Mediterranean …

Plants have developed sophisticated systems to adapt to local conditions during evolution,
domestication and natural or artificial selection. The selective pressures of these different …

Background Success in any genomic prediction platform is directly dependent on
establishing a representative training set. This is a complex task, even in single-trait single …

Genomic selection (GS) aims to incorporate molecular information directly into the prediction
of individual genetic merit. Regularized quantile regression (RQR) can be used to fit models …

Key message A novel genomic region controlling thermotolerance at flowering was
identified by the combination of whole genomic re-sequencing and bulked segregant …

Maize (Zea mays L.) has been a focus of scientific research and breeding for over a century.
It is also one of the most economically important crops in the world, with a value of …

Genome-wide predictions are a powerful tool for predicting trait performance. Against this
backdrop we aimed to evaluate the potential and limitations of genome-wide predictions to …

Combining ability is crucial for parent selection in crop hybrid breeding. Many studies have
attempted to provide reliable and quick methods to identify genome regions in parental lines …

In plant breeding, the need to improve the prediction of future seasons or new locations
and/or environments, also denoted as “leave one environment out,” is of paramount …

Field-based phenomic prediction employs novel features, like vegetation indices (VIs) from
drone images, to predict key agronomic traits in maize, despite challenges in matching …