Analysis of yield and oil from a series of canola breeding trials. Part II. Exploring variety by environment interaction using factor analysisThis article is one of a selection of papers from the conference “Exploiting Genome-wide Association in Oilseed Brassicas: a model for genetic improvement of major OECD crops for sustainable farming”.

Genome ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 1002-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.R. Cullis ◽  
A.B. Smith ◽  
C.P. Beeck ◽  
W.A. Cowling

Exploring and exploiting variety by environment (V × E) interaction is one of the major challenges facing plant breeders. In paper I of this series, we presented an approach to modelling V × E interaction in the analysis of complex multi-environment trials using factor analytic models. In this paper, we develop a range of statistical tools which explore V × E interaction in this context. These tools include graphical displays such as heat-maps of genetic correlation matrices as well as so-called E-scaled uniplots that are a more informative alternative to the classical biplot for large plant breeding multi-environment trials. We also present a new approach to prediction for multi-environment trials that include pedigree information. This approach allows meaningful selection indices to be formed either for potential new varieties or potential parents.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuntao Xia ◽  
Veronica Gonzales-Pena ◽  
David Klein ◽  
Joe Luquette ◽  
Liezl Puzon ◽  
...  

Current preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) enables the selection of embryos based on fetal aneuploidy or the presence a small number of preselected disease-associated variants. Here we present a new approach that takes advantage of the improved genome coverage and uniformity of primary template-directed amplification (PTA) to call most early embryo genetic variants accurately and reproducibly from a preimplantation biopsy. With this approach, we identified clonal and mosaic chromosomal aneuploidy, de novo mitochondrial variants, and variants predicted to cause mendelian and non-mendelian diseases. In addition, we utilized the genome-wide information to compute polygenic risk scores for common diseases. Although numerous computational, interpretive, and ethical challenges, this approach establishes the technical feasibility of screening for and preventing numerous debilitating inherited diseases.


Genome ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 869-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce S. Weir

Genotyping technology now allows the rapid and affordable generation of million-SNP profiles for humans, leading to considerable activity in association mapping. Similar activity is anticipated for many plant species, including Brassica . These plant association mapping activities will require the same care in quality control and quality assurance as for humans. The subsequent analyses may draw upon the same body of theory that is described here in the language of quantitative genetics.


Genome ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 1017-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Duran ◽  
Dominic Eales ◽  
Daniel Marshall ◽  
Michael Imelfort ◽  
Jiri Stiller ◽  
...  

Association mapping currently relies on the identification of genetic markers. Several technologies have been adopted for genetic marker analysis, with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) being the most popular where a reasonable quantity of genome sequence data are available. We describe several tools we have developed for the discovery, annotation, and visualization of molecular markers for association mapping. These include autoSNPdb for SNP discovery from assembled sequence data; TAGdb for the identification of gene specific paired read Illumina GAII data; CMap3D for the comparison of mapped genetic and physical markers; and BAC and Gene Annotator for the online annotation of genes and genomic sequences.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.I. Ryakhovskaya ◽  
T.P. Sherstyukova ◽  
M.L. Gamolina

Рассмотрены агроклиматические условия Камчатского края и лимитирующие факторы, сдерживающие рост урожайности картофеля. Приведены характеристики новых сортов картофеля селекции Камчатского НИИСХ созданных в соответствии с приоритетными для региона направлениями селекции, включенных в Государственный реестр селекционных достижений РФ и охраняемых патентами.Agroclimatic conditions of the Kamchatka Krai and limiting factors that restrain the growth of potato yield are considered. The characteristics of new varieties of potatoes of the selection of the Kamchatsky RIA are created in accordance with the priority for the region selection areas included in the State Register of Selection Achievements of the Russian Federation and protected by patents.


Author(s):  
V.N. Zolotarev ◽  
◽  
I.S. Ivanov ◽  
O.N. Lyubtseva

Based on the analysis of data available in the literature and our own experimental material on phytocenotic selection of the stony stalk (Bromopsis inermis Holub.) the important role of competition between plants in the field for the creation of new varieties of perennial grasses that provide high yields of feed polyvid agrophytocenoses is shown.


2020 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
A. E. Dedova

This paper presents the results of two years of research (2018-2019) of the most important phonological phases of seasonal growth and development, biometric parameters, productivity and economic efficiency of new varieties of Chinese plum (P. salicina Lindl.) grown in the foothill zone of the North Caucasus in the Krymsk district of Krasnodar territory on a plot of the Krymsk experimental breeding station – branch of VIR. As a result of research, the varieties Angeleno, Black Star, Byron Gold, Black Amber, Larry Ann and Sun Gold were recommended for cultivation using intensive technologies.


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