Genomic selection in plant breeding: knowledge and prospects

AJ Lorenz, S Chao, FG Asoro, EL Heffner… - Advances in …, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Population genetics of genomics-based crop improvement methods

MT Hamblin, ES Buckler, JL Jannink - Trends in Genetics, 2011 - cell.com
Many genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in humans are concluding that, even with
very large sample sizes and high marker densities, most of the genetic basis of complex …

Genotyping‐by‐sequencing for plant breeding and genetics

JA Poland, TW Rife - The plant genome, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid advances in “next‐generation” DNA sequencing technology have brought the US
$1000 human (Homo sapiens) genome within reach while providing the raw sequencing …

Genome-wide association studies for agronomical traits in a world wide spring barley collection

RK Pasam, R Sharma, M Malosetti, FA van Eeuwijk… - BMC plant biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on linkage disequilibrium
(LD) provide a promising tool for the detection and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci …

The USDA barley core collection: genetic diversity, population structure, and potential for genome-wide association studies

M Muñoz-Amatriaín, A Cuesta-Marcos, JB Endelman… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
New sources of genetic diversity must be incorporated into plant breeding programs if they
are to continue increasing grain yield and quality, and tolerance to abiotic and biotic …

Potential and optimization of genomic selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in six‐row barley

AJ Lorenz, KP Smith, JL Jannink - Crop science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Adding genetically distant individuals to training populations reduces genomic prediction accuracy in barley

AJ Lorenz, KP Smith - Crop science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most important factors affecting genomic prediction accuracy appears to be
training population (TP) composition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of …

Accuracy and training population design for genomic selection on quantitative traits in elite North American oats

FG Asoro, MA Newell, WD Beavis, MP Scott… - The Plant …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic selection (GS) is a method to estimate the breeding values of individuals by using
markers throughout the genome. We evaluated the accuracies of GS using data from five …

Using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) for genomic discovery in cultivated oat

YF Huang, JA Poland, CP Wight, EW Jackson… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Advances in next-generation sequencing offer high-throughput and cost-effective
genotyping alternatives, including genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). Results have shown …

Population- and genome-specific patterns of linkage disequilibrium and SNP variation in spring and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

S Chao, J Dubcovsky, J Dvorak, MC Luo, SP Baenziger… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are ideally suited for the
construction of high-resolution genetic maps, studying population evolutionary history and …