Harnessing diversity to develop GPS rye using genomic and spectrometric technologies.
Funding | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL via FNR) |
Duration | 2017 – 2020 |
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Industrial partners | KWS LOCHOW GmbH – Dr. P. Steffan/Dr. A. Gordillo |
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Achieving breeding progress for complex traits such as biomass and grain yield requires sufficient genetic diversity in the breeding material and methods to efficiently access and use this diversity. Alleles that are not yet present in self-fertile gene pools need to be accumulated from otherwise underperforming genetic resources. This can be done in an acceptable timeframe using molecular markers and high-throughput phenotyping technologies such as hyperspectral techniques. The overall scientific objective of this project is the genome-wide search for quantitative trait loci (QTL) and their localisation by association mapping for agronomically important traits of grain and biomass performance. In addition to association mapping prediction, genomic indices can be generated and used for genomic prediction. In a synergistic approach, genomic and spectrometric indices can be bundled with directly recorded agronomic traits such as biomass and grain yield to form an overarching selection criterion for the development of whole plant silage (WPS) hybrids. | |