High yield is the primary objective of maize breeding. Genomic dissection of grain yield and
yield-related traits contribute to understanding the yield formation and improving the yield of …

Key message Maize kernel row number might be dominated by a set of large additive or
partially dominant loci and several small dominant loci and can be accurately predicted by …

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping has been used to dissect the genetic architecture of
complex traits and predict phenotypes for marker-assisted selection. Many QTL mapping …

Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have developed into a valuable approach for
identifying the genetic basis of phenotypic variation. In this article, we provide an overview of …

Over the last 10 years, high-density SNP arrays and DNA re-sequencing have illuminated
the majority of the genotypic space for a number of organisms, including humans, maize …

Genomic selection (GS), a tool developed for molecular breeding, is used by plant breeders
to improve breeding efficacy by shortening the breeding cycle and to facilitate the selection …

Germplasm collections are rich sources of genetic variation to improve crops for many
valuable traits. Nested association mapping (NAM) populations can overcome the limitations …

Since the inception of multi-locus genome-wide association study (GWAS) methodologies
(Segura et al., 2012; Liu et al., 2016; Wang et al., 2016), they have been widely applied to …

Background There are significant limitations in existing methods for the genome-wide
identification of genes whose expression patterns affect traits. Results The transcriptomes of …

Abstract Development of mapping population is a prerequisite for genetic dissection of
genomic regions underlying complex traits. Nested Association Mapping (NAM) is an …