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

Key message The integration of new technologies into public plant breeding programs can
make a powerful step change in agricultural productivity when aligned with principles of …

INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

LightGBM is an ensemble model of decision trees for classification and regression
prediction. We demonstrate its utility in genomic selection-assisted breeding with a large …

Crustacea, the subphylum of Arthropoda which dominates the aquatic environment, is of
major importance in ecology and fisheries. Here we report the genome sequence of the …

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 …

Fruits are major sources of essential nutrients and serve as staple foods in some areas of
the world. The increasing human population and changes in climate experienced worldwide …

BACKGROUND Among tens of thousands edible plants, several hundred are cultivated
throughout the world, but fewer than a dozen comprise the majority of consumed calories …

Genetics provides two major opportunities for understanding human disease—as a
transformative line of etiological inquiry and as a biomarker for heritable diseases. In …

Warming and drought are reducing global crop production with a potential to substantially
worsen global malnutrition. As with the green revolution in the last century, plant genetics …