• Alfalfa genomic selection for different stress-prone growing regions 

      Annicchiarico, Paolo; Nazzicari, Nelson; Bouizgaren, Abdelaziz; Hayek, Taoufik; Laouar, Meriem; Cornacchione, Monica; Basigalup, Daniel Horacio; Monterrubio Martin, Cristina; Brummer, Edward Charles; Pecetti, Luciano (Wiley, 2022-10)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) selection for stress-prone regions has high priority for sustainable crop–livestock systems. This study assessed the genomic selection (GS) ability to predict alfalfa breeding values for ...
    • Combining pedigree and genomic information to improve prediction quality : an example in sorghum 

      Velazco, Julio Gabriel; Malosetti, Marcos; Hunt, Colleen H.; Mace, Emma S.; Jordan, David R.; Van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (Springer, 2019-07)
      Selection based on genome-wide markers has become an active breeding strategy in crops. Genomic prediction models can make use of pedigree information to account for the residual polygenic effects not captured by markers. ...
    • Three easy fixes for sire use can enhance genetic progress in community-based breeding programmes 

      Mueller, Joaquin Pablo; Getachew, Tesfaye; Rekik, Mourad; Rischowsky, Barbara; Abate, Zelalem; Goshme, Shenkute; Wale, Yeshiwas; Haile, Aynalem (Wiley, 2021)
      We analysed options to optimize the use of sires in sheep and goat community-based breeding programmes (CBBP) for three scenarios occurring under field conditions: premature sale of selection candidates, fixed service ...