The first paradigm of plant breeding involves direct selection-based phenotypic observation,
followed by predictive breeding using statistical models for quantitative traits constructed …

Inability to efficiently implement high-throughput field phenotyping is increasingly perceived
as a key component that limits genetic gain in breeding programs. Field phenotyping must …

Although hybrid crop varieties are among the most popular agricultural innovations, the
rationale for hybrid crop breeding is sometimes misunderstood. Hybrid breeding is slower …

With an expected 9 billion people by 2050 and average income on the rise in the developing
world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and …

There is a rapidly rising trend in the development and application of molecular marker
assays for gene mapping and discovery in field crops and trees. Thus far, more than 50 SNP …

High-throughput field phenotyping has garnered major attention in recent years leading to
the development of several new protocols for recording various plant traits of interest …

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 …

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is a disease of maize caused by coinfection of maize with maize
chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and one of several viruses from the Potyviridae, such as …

Maize has for many decades been both one of the most important crops worldwide and one
of the primary genetic model organisms. More recently, maize breeding has been impacted …

Key message The importance and potential of the multi-purpose crop sorghum in global
food security have not yet been fully exploited, and the integration of the state-of-art …