Abstract The Collaborative Cross Consortium reports here on the development of a unique
genetic resource population. The Collaborative Cross (CC) is a multiparental recombinant …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on linkage disequilibrium
(LD) provide a promising tool for the detection and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci …

Teosinte, the progenitor of maize, is restricted to tropical environments in Mexico and
Central America. The pre-Columbian spread of maize from its center of origin in tropical …

One of the most remarkable biological insights in the past 30 years has been that many
genetic programs for complex traits, such as flower or limb development, are shared across …

The maize (Zea mays) kernel plays a critical role in feeding humans and livestock around
the world and in a wide array of industrial applications. An understanding of the regulation of …

Most adaptive traits are controlled by large number of genes that may all together be the
targets of selection. Adaptation may thus involve multiple but not necessarily substantial …

Genomic selection refers to the use of genotypic information for predicting breeding values
of selection candidates. A prediction formula is calibrated with the genotypes and …

Plant breeding has been very successful in developing improved varieties using
conventional tools and methodologies. Nowadays, the availability of genomic tools and …

Genomic selection is increasingly considered vital to accelerate genetic improvement.
However, it is unknown how accurate genomic selection prediction models remain when …

Detection of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in breeding populations offers the advantage that
these QTL are of direct relevance for the improvement of crops via knowledge-based …