The general applicability of genomic selection (GS) to plant breeding and principles guiding
its use have been established by simulation and empirical cross-validation studies. More …

Introduction Genomic selection (GS) experiments in forest trees have largely reported
estimates of predictive abilities from cross-validation among individuals in the same …

Genomic selection (GS) is a new breeding method that makes use of genome-wide DNA
marker data to improve the efficiency of breeding for quantitative traits. In GS, individuals …

Minor and pseudo-cereals, which can grow with lower input and often produce specific
nutrients compared to major cereal crops, are attracting worldwide attention. Since these …

Key message Model training on data from all selection cycles yielded the highest prediction
accuracy by attenuating specific effects of individual cycles. Expected reliability was a robust …

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 …

Background There is great potential for the genetic improvement of oil palm yield. Traditional
progeny tests allow accurate selection but limit the number of individuals evaluated …

Genomewide selection is hailed for its ability to facilitate greater genetic gains per unit time.
Over breeding cycles, the requisite linkage disequilibrium (LD) between quantitative trait loci …

With the advent of hybrid breeding in the last decades of the twentieth century, the image of
rye changed from being perceived as a 'forgotten crop'to a pioneer among the cereals …

Key message Mating designs determine the realized additive genetic variance in a
population sample. Deflated or inflated variances can lead to reduced or overly optimistic …