Genetic characterization of the soybean nested association mapping population

Q Song, L Yan, C Quigley, BD Jordan… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A set of nested association mapping (NAM) families was developed by crossing 40 diverse
soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes to the common cultivar. The 41 parents were …

Distinct genetic architectures for phenotype means and plasticities in Zea mays

A Kusmec, S Srinivasan, D Nettleton, PS Schnable - Nature plants, 2017 - nature.com
Phenotypic plasticity describes the phenotypic variation of a trait when a genotype is
exposed to different environments. Understanding the genetic control of phenotypic plasticity …

Novel loci underlie natural variation in vitamin E levels in maize grain

CH Diepenbrock, CB Kandianis, AE Lipka… - The Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tocopherols, tocotrienols, and plastochromanols (collectively termed tocochromanols) are
lipid-soluble antioxidants synthesized by all plants. Their dietary intake, primarily from seed …

Genetic variation of growth dynamics in maize (Zea mays L.) revealed through automated non‐invasive phenotyping

MM Muraya, J Chu, Y Zhao, A Junker… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hitherto, most quantitative trait loci of maize growth and biomass yield have been identified
for a single time point, usually the final harvest stage. Through this approach cumulative …

Genetic gain increases by applying the usefulness criterion with improved variance prediction in selection of crosses

C Lehermeier, S Teyssèdre, CC Schön - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
A crucial step in plant breeding is the selection and combination of parents to form new
crosses. Genome-based prediction guides the selection of high-performing parental lines in …

Strategies for selecting crosses using genomic prediction in two wheat breeding programs

B Lado, S Battenfield, C Guzmán, M Quincke… - The plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The single most important decision in plant breeding programs is the selection of
appropriate crosses. The ideal cross would provide superior predicted progeny performance …

Heterosis in hybrids within and between yeast species

JP Bernardes, RB Stelkens… - Journal of evolutionary …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The performance of hybrids relative to their parents is an important factor in speciation
research. We measured the growth of 46 Saccharomyces yeast F1 interspecific and …

Network-guided GWAS improves identification of genes affecting free amino acids

R Angelovici, A Batushansky, N Deason… - Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Amino acids are essential for proper growth and development in plants. Amino acids serve
as building blocks for proteins but also are important for responses to stress and the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide …

BT Ertiro, K Semagn, B Das, M Olsen, M Labuschagne… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Molecular characterization is important for efficient utilization of germplasm and
development of improved varieties. In the present study, we investigated the genetic purity …

[HTML][HTML] Combining ability, heterosis, genetic distance and their intercorrelations for waterlogging tolerance traits in chrysanthemum

J Su, F Zhang, X Yang, Y Feng, X Yang, Y Wu, Z Guan… - Euphytica, 2017 - Springer
Waterlogging tolerance (WT) is a major objective in chrysanthemum breeding programs,
and although certain genotypes with different tolerance levels have been identified, their …