Climate change during the last 40 years has had a serious impact on agriculture and
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …

Genomic selection, the application of genomic prediction (GP) models to select candidate
individuals, has significantly advanced in the past two decades, effectively accelerating …

Key message Large genetic improvement can be achieved by simultaneous genomic
selection for grain yield and protein content when combining different breeding strategies in …

Background The selection of hybrids is an essential step in maize breeding. However,
evaluating a large number of hybrids in field trials can be extremely costly. However …

Key message Simulations showed that hybrid performances issued from an incomplete
factorial between segregating families of two heterotic groups enable to calibrate genomic …

Abstract Key Message Genomic prediction using the Brassica 60 k genotyping array is
efficient in oilseed rape hybrids. Prediction accuracy is more dependent on trait complexity …

Testcross factorials in newly established hybrid breeding programs are often highly
unbalanced, incomplete, and characterized by predominance of special combining ability …

Breeding forest species can be a costly and slow process because of the extensive areas
needed for field trials and the long periods (eg, five years) that are required to measure …

Abalone is an economically important aquaculture resource worldwide, with high
commercial value. Abalone productivity, stress resistance, and profitability have been …

The utilization of heterosis is a successful strategy in increasing yield for many crops.
However, it consumes tremendous manpower to test the combining ability of the parents in …