Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), the third largest oil crop, is an important source of vegetable
oil and biofuel for the world. Although the breeding and yield has been improved, rapeseed …

Most traits of agronomic importance are quantitative in nature, and genetic markers have
been used for decades to dissect such traits. Recently, genomic selection has earned …

Genomic prediction is expected to considerably increase genetic gains by increasing
selection intensity and accelerating the breeding cycle. In this study, marker effects …

Key message The calibration data for genomic prediction should represent the full genetic
spectrum of a breeding program. Data heterogeneity is minimized by connecting data …

Oil palm production is gaining importance in Central and South America. However, the main
species Elaeis guineensis (Eg) is suffering severely from bud rod disease, restricting the …

Genomic selection was recently introduced in plant breeding. The objective of this study was
to develop genomic prediction for important seed quality parameters in spring barley. The …

Agronomic and quality traits in alfalfa are very important to forage industry. Genomic
prediction (GP) based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) data could shorten the breeding …

The efficiency of marker-assisted prediction of phenotypes has been studied intensively for
different types of plant breeding populations. However, one remaining question is how to …

In hybrid breeding, the prediction of hybrid performance (HP) is extremely important as it is
difficult to evaluate inbred lines in numerous cross combinations. Recent developments …

Genomic selection (GS) unlike marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) predicts breeding
values of lines using genome-wide marker profiling and allows selection of lines prior to field …