Key message Genomic prediction based on additive genetic effects can accelerate genetic
gain. There are opportunities for further improvement by including non-additive effects that …

Although long-term genetic gain has been achieved through increasing use of modern
breeding methods and technologies, the rate of genetic gain needs to be accelerated to …

An increase in the rate of crop improvement is essential for achieving sustained food
production and other needs of ever-increasing population. Genomic selection (GS) is a …

Genomic selection (GS) has created a lot of excitement and expectations in the animal‐and
plant‐breeding research communities. In this review, we briefly describe how genomic …

Main conclusion Genomic selection and its importance in crop breeding. Integration of GS
with new breeding tools and developing SOP for GS to achieve maximum genetic gain with …

Despite important strides in marker technologies, the use of marker‐assisted selection has
stagnated for the improvement of quantitative traits. Biparental mating designs for the …

The rate of annual yield increases for major staple crops must more than double relative to
current levels in order to feed a predicted global population of 9 billion by 2050. Controlled …

Genomic Selection (GS) is a method in plant breeding to predict the genetic value of
untested lines based on genome-wide marker data. The method has been widely explored …

Simulation and empirical studies of genomic selection (GS) show accuracies sufficient to
generate rapid genetic gains. However, with the increased popularity of GS approaches …

Genomics research is generating new tools, such as functional molecular markers and
informatics, as well as new knowledge about statistics and inheritance phenomena that …