Increasing the yield of perennial forage crops remains a crucial factor underpinning the
profitability of grazing industries, and therefore is a priority for breeding programs. Breeding …

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is considered the most important pasture species in
temperate agriculture, with over six million hectares of sown area in Australia alone …

Breeding schemes that utilize modern breeding methods like genomic selection (GS) and
speed breeding (SB) have the potential to accelerate genetic gain for different crops. We …

Genomic selection (GS) in wheat breeding programs is of great interest for predicting the
genotypic values of individuals, where both additive and nonadditive effects determine the …

Sensor-based phenotyping technologies may offer a non-destructive, high-throughput and
efficient assessment of herbage yield (HY) to replace current inefficient phenotyping …

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 …

Improving yield is a primary soybean breeding goal, as yield is the main determinant of
soybean's profitability. Within the breeding process, selection of cross combinations is one of …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is one of several grass species being bred for use as a
biomass crop to support the biofuel industry. Increases in biomass yield are imperative to …

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 …