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

Abstract “Genomic selection,” the ability to select for even complex, quantitative traits based
on marker data alone, has arisen from the conjunction of new high-throughput marker …

Genomic evaluation methods assume that the reference population is genotyped and
phenotyped. This is most often false and the generation of pseudo-phenotypes is uncertain …

The genomic prediction of phenotypes and breeding values in animals and plants has
developed rapidly into its own research field. Results of genomic prediction studies are often …

In the last decade, genomic selection has become a standard in the genetic evaluation of
livestock populations. However, most procedures for the implementation of genomic …

Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

Background Two key findings from genomic selection experiments are 1) the reference
population used must be very large to subsequently predict accurate genomic estimated …

Utilizing the whole genomic variation of complex traits to predict the yet-to-be observed
phenotypes or unobserved genetic values via whole genome prediction (WGP) and to infer …

Maize (Zea mays L.) serves as model plant for heterosis research and is the crop where
hybrid breeding was pioneered. We analyzed genomic and phenotypic data of 1254 hybrids …

Fusarium head blight (FHB), is a devastating disease of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.),
causing reductions in yield and quality. Marker‐based selection for resistance to FHB and …