Agronomic traits such as biomass yield and abiotic stress tolerance are genetically complex
and challenging to improve through conventional breeding approaches. Genomic selection …

Phenotypic evaluation and efficient utilization of germplasm collections can be time-
intensive, laborious, and expensive. However, with the plummeting costs of next-generation …

The identification of the genes responsible for complex traits is highly promising to
accelerate crop breeding, but such information is still limited for popcorn. Thus, in the …

Maize (Zea mays L.) serves as model plant for heterosis research and is the crop where
hybrid breeding was pioneered. We analyzed genomic and phenotypic data of 1254 hybrids …

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.; B. napus) is one of the main oil crops in China as well as in
the world. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revolutionised the field of …

Current potato breeding approaches are hampered by several factors including costly seed
tubers, tetrasomic inheritance and inbreeding depression. Genomic selection (GS) …

Key message A comprehensive linkage atlas for seed yield in rapeseed. Abstract Most
agronomic traits of interest for crop improvement (including seed yield) are highly complex …

The aim of this study was to perform genome-wide selection using a set of Dart-seq markers
associated to the additive-dominant genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) …

Improving the efficiency of selection in conventional crossbreeding is a major priority in
banana (Musa spp.) breeding. Routine application of classical marker assisted selection …

The prediction of clonal genetic value for yield is challenging in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis
Jacq.). Currently, clonal selection involves two stages of phenotypic selection (PS): ortet …