Since its introduction in 2001, genomic selection (GS) has progressed rapidly. As a research
and application hot topic, GS has led to a revolution in the field of animal and plant breeding …

Abstract The genus Vaccinium L.(Ericaceae) contains a wide diversity of culturally and
economically important berry crop species. Consumer demand and scientific research in …

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 An approach for handling visual scores with potential errors and subjectivity in
scores was evaluated in simulated and blueberry recurrent selection breeding schemes to …

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum and hybrids) is a specialty crop with expanding
production and consumption worldwide. The blueberry breeding program at the University of …

Genomic selection (GS) is becoming an essential tool in breeding programs due to its role in
increasing genetic gain per unit time. The design of the training set (TRS) in GS is one of the …

The multifaceted nature of climate change is increasing the urgency to select resilient
grapevine varieties, or generate new, fitter cultivars, to withstand a multitude of new …

Abstract Vaccinium darrowii Camp (2n= 2x= 24) is a native North American blueberry
species and an important source of traits such as low chill requirement in commercial …

Genomic selection (GS) has proven to be an effective method to increase genetic gain rates
and accelerate breeding cycles in many crop species. However, its implementation requires …

A major barrier to the wider use of supervised learning in emerging applications, such as
genomic selection, is the lack of sufficient and representative labeled data to train prediction …