Key message Genomic prediction models for multi-year dry matter yield, via genotyping-by-
sequencing in a composite training set, demonstrate potential for genetic gain improvement …

Pedigrees and dense marker panels have been used to predict the genetic merit of
individuals in plant and animal breeding, accounting primarily for the contribution of additive …

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum and hybrids) is a specialty crop with expanding
production and consumption worldwide. The blueberry breeding program at the University of …

Trees have long life cycles and become reproductively active only after several years. The
progress of tree breeding programs is therefore strongly dependent on the time needed to …

Genomic selection is expected to enhance the genetic improvement of forest tree species by
providing more accurate estimates of breeding values through marker-based relationship …

In order to obtain accurate genomic breeding values a large number of reference animals
with both phenotype and genotype data are needed. This poses a challenge for breeds with …

Background Mathematical models are needed for the design of breeding programs using
genomic prediction. While deterministic models for selection on pedigree-based estimates of …

Abstract Key Message Predictive ability derived from gene expression and metabolic
information was evaluated using genomic prediction methods based on datasets from a …

Key message Hyperspectral and genomic data are effective predictors of biomass yield in
winter rye. Variable selection procedures can improve the informativeness of reflectance …

Genomic selection in crop breeding introduces modeling challenges not found in animal
studies. These include the need to accommodate replicate plants for each line, consider …