Maize will continue to expand and diversify as an industrial resource and a feed and fuel
crop in the near future. The United Nations estimate that in 2050 the global population will …

New technologies have been developed over the last few years aiming to support breeding
pipeline optimization for long‐term genetic gains. However, the implementation of these new …

Unreplicated field trials and genomic prediction are both used to enhance the efficiency in
early selection stages of a hybrid maize breeding program. No results are available on the …

The advances in genomics in recent years have increased the accuracy and efficiency of
breeding programs for many crops. Nevertheless, the adoption of genomic enhancement for …

Corn kernels are characterised by the presence of all the nutrients, macro-and
microelements necessary for growth and development in an easily digestible form …

Present-day agriculture is facing enough burden to feed the future human population; since
climate change is considered a vital negative factor for agricultural sustainability. It has been …

Background The generation of new eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) cultivars with drought
tolerance is a main challenge in the current context of climate change. In this study, the eight …

Introduction Heat stress negatively affects wheat production in several ways, mainly by
reducing growth rate, photosynthetic capacity and reducing spike fertility. Modeling stress …

Sweet corn breeding programs, like field corn, focus on the development of elite inbred lines
to produce commercial hybrids. For this reason, genomic selection models can help the in …

Hybrid breeding is an established and effective process to improve offspring performance,
while it is resource-intensive and time-consuming for the recurrent process in reality. To …