Prunus domestica commonly known as European plum is a hexaploid fruit tree species
cultivated around the world. Locally it is used for fresh consumption, in jams or jellies, and …

In perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L), annual and seasonal dry matter yield (DMY) and
nutritive quality of herbage are high-priority traits targeted for improvement through selective …

Forage nutritive value impacts animal nutrition, which underpins livestock productivity,
reproduction and health. Genetic improvement for nutritive traits in perennial ryegrass has …

Key message Breeding target traits can be broadened to include nutritive value and plant
breeder's rights traits in perennial ryegrass by using in-field regression-based spectroscopy …

Background Genomic selection (GS) can accelerate genetic gains in breeding programmes
by reducing the time it takes to complete a cycle of selection. Puccinia coronata f. sp lolli …

Increasing the rate of genetic gain for dry matter (DM) yield in perennial ryegrass (Lolium
perenne L.), which is a key source of nutrition for ruminants in temperate environments, is an …

Genomic prediction has mostly been used in single environment contexts, largely ignoring
genotype x environment interaction, which greatly affects the performance of plants …

The majority of forage grass species are obligate outbreeders. Their breeding classically
consists of an initial selection on spaced plants for highly heritable traits such as disease …

Increasing the efficiency of current forage breeding programs through adoption of new
technologies, such as genomic selection (GS) and phenomics (Ph), is challenging without …

Background Genomic selection has the potential to accelerate genetic gain in perennial
ryegrass breeding, provided complex traits such as forage yield can be predicted with …