Modeling epistasis in genomic selection is impeded by a high computational load. The
extended genomic best linear unbiased prediction (EG-BLUP) with an epistatic relationship …

Quantitative resistance to plant pathogens, controlled by multiple loci of small effect, is
important for food production, food security, and food safety but is poorly understood. To …

Flowering time is a key life-history trait in the plant life cycle. Most studies to unravel the
genetics of flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana have been performed under greenhouse …

Genome-Wide Association Studies shed light on the identification of genes underlying
human diseases and agriculturally important traits. This potential has been shadowed by …

Maize (Zea mays) originated in southern Mexico and has spread over a wide latitudinal
range. Maize expansion from tropical to temperate regions has necessitated a reduction of …

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 …

Increased availability of high throughput genotyping technology together with advances in
DNA sequencing and in the development of statistical methodology appropriate for genome …

Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

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 …

Background Water availability is a major limiting factor for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
production in rain-fed agricultural systems worldwide. Root system architecture has …