Genomic Selection in the Era of Next Generation Sequencing for Complex Traits in Plant Breeding

JA Bhat, S Ali, RK Salgotra, ZA Mir, S Dutta… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Genomic selection (GS) is a promising approach exploiting molecular genetic markers to
design novel breeding programs and to develop new markers-based models for genetic …

Sorghum breeding in the genomic era: opportunities and challenges

H Hao, Z Li, C Leng, C Lu, H Luo, Y Liu, X Wu… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Key message The importance and potential of the multi-purpose crop sorghum in global
food security have not yet been fully exploited, and the integration of the state-of-art …

Harnessing the potential of forage legumes, alfalfa, soybean, and cowpea for sustainable agriculture and global food security

KP Kulkarni, R Tayade, S Asekova, JT Song… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Substantial improvements in access to food and increased purchasing power are driving
many people toward consuming nutrition-rich foods causing an unprecedented demand for …

Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Selection for Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Forage Quality Traits

E Biazzi, N Nazzicari, L Pecetti, EC Brummer… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Genetic progress for forage quality has been poor in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), the most-
grown forage legume worldwide. This study aimed at exploring opportunities for marker …

Genome assembly of alfalfa cultivar zhongmu-4 and identification of SNPs associated with agronomic traits

R Long, F Zhang, Z Zhang, M Li, L Chen… - Genomics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most important legume forage crop worldwide with high
nutritional value and yield. For a long time, the breeding of alfalfa was hampered by lacking …

Genetic variance partitioning and genome-wide prediction with allele dosage information in autotetraploid potato

JB Endelman, CAS Carley, PC Bethke, JJ Coombs… - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As one of the world's most important food crops, the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has
spurred innovation in autotetraploid genetics, including in the use of SNP arrays to …

Legume breeding for the agroecological transition of global agri-food systems: A European perspective

D Rubiales, P Annicchiarico, MC Vaz Patto… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wider and more profitable legume crop cultivation is an indispensable step for the
agroecological transition of global agri-food systems but represents a challenge especially …

Advances in integrated genomic selection for rapid genetic gain in crop improvement: a review

C Anilkumar, NC Sunitha, Harikrishna, NB Devate… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion Genomic selection and its importance in crop breeding. Integration of GS
with new breeding tools and developing SOP for GS to achieve maximum genetic gain with …

From model to crop: functional characterization of SPL8 in M. truncatula led to genetic improvement of biomass yield and abiotic stress tolerance in alfalfa

J Gou, S Debnath, L Sun, A Flanagan… - Plant biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass yield, salt tolerance and drought tolerance are important targets for alfalfa
(Medicago sativa L.) improvement. Medicago truncatula has been developed into a model …

Genomic selection for grain yield and quality traits in durum wheat

JK Haile, A N'Diaye, F Clarke, J Clarke, R Knox… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The prediction accuracies of genomic selection depend on several factors, including the
genetic architecture of target traits, the number of traits considered at a given time, and the …