Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding

Hybrid breeding is widely acknowledged as the most effective method for increasing crop yield, particularly in maize and rice. However, a major challenge in hybrid breeding is the selection of desirable combinations from the vast pool of potential crosses. Genomic selection (GS) has emerged as a pow...

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Autores principales: Xu, Yang, Yang, Wenyan, Qiu, Jie, Zhou, Kai, Yu, Guangning, Zhang, Yuxiang, Wang, Xin, Jiao, Yuxin, Wang, Xinyi, Hu, Shujun, Zhang, Xuecai, Pengcheng Li, Lu, Yue, Chen, Rujia, Tao, Tianyun, Yang, Zefeng, Xu, Yunbi, Xu, Chenwu
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Publicado: Cell Press 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179152
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author Xu, Yang
Yang, Wenyan
Qiu, Jie
Zhou, Kai
Yu, Guangning
Zhang, Yuxiang
Wang, Xin
Jiao, Yuxin
Wang, Xinyi
Hu, Shujun
Zhang, Xuecai
Pengcheng Li
Lu, Yue
Chen, Rujia
Tao, Tianyun
Yang, Zefeng
Xu, Yunbi
Xu, Chenwu
author_browse Chen, Rujia
Hu, Shujun
Jiao, Yuxin
Lu, Yue
Pengcheng Li
Qiu, Jie
Tao, Tianyun
Wang, Xin
Wang, Xinyi
Xu, Chenwu
Xu, Yang
Xu, Yunbi
Yang, Wenyan
Yang, Zefeng
Yu, Guangning
Zhang, Xuecai
Zhang, Yuxiang
Zhou, Kai
author_facet Xu, Yang
Yang, Wenyan
Qiu, Jie
Zhou, Kai
Yu, Guangning
Zhang, Yuxiang
Wang, Xin
Jiao, Yuxin
Wang, Xinyi
Hu, Shujun
Zhang, Xuecai
Pengcheng Li
Lu, Yue
Chen, Rujia
Tao, Tianyun
Yang, Zefeng
Xu, Yunbi
Xu, Chenwu
author_sort Xu, Yang
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Hybrid breeding is widely acknowledged as the most effective method for increasing crop yield, particularly in maize and rice. However, a major challenge in hybrid breeding is the selection of desirable combinations from the vast pool of potential crosses. Genomic selection (GS) has emerged as a powerful tool to tackle this challenge, but its success in practical breeding depends on prediction accuracy. Several strategies have been explored to enhance prediction accuracy for complex traits, such as the incorporation of functional markers and multi-omics data. Metabolome-wide association studies (MWAS) help to identify metabolites that are closely linked to phenotypes, known as metabolic markers. However, the use of preselected metabolic markers from parental lines to predict hybrid performance has not yet been explored. In this study, we developed a novel approach called metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction (MM_GP), which incorporates significant metabolites identified from MWAS into GS models to improve the accuracy of genomic hybrid prediction. In maize and rice hybrid populations, MM_GP outperformed genomic prediction (GP) for all traits, regardless of the method used (genomic best linear unbiased prediction or extreme gradient boosting). On average, MM_GP demonstrated 4.6% and 13.6% higher predictive abilities than GP for maize and rice, respectively. MM_GP could also match or even surpass the predictive ability of M_GP (integrated genomic-metabolomic prediction) for most traits. In maize, the integration of only six metabolic markers significantly associated with multiple traits resulted in 5.0% and 3.1% higher average predictive ability compared with GP and M_GP, respectively. With advances in high-throughput metabolomics technologies and prediction models, this approach holds great promise for revolutionizing genomic hybrid breeding by enhancing its accuracy and efficiency.
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spelling CGSpace1791522025-12-22T02:05:32Z Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding Xu, Yang Yang, Wenyan Qiu, Jie Zhou, Kai Yu, Guangning Zhang, Yuxiang Wang, Xin Jiao, Yuxin Wang, Xinyi Hu, Shujun Zhang, Xuecai Pengcheng Li Lu, Yue Chen, Rujia Tao, Tianyun Yang, Zefeng Xu, Yunbi Xu, Chenwu genomics forecasting hybrids breeding metabolome association mapping marker-assisted selection maize genome-wide association studies Hybrid breeding is widely acknowledged as the most effective method for increasing crop yield, particularly in maize and rice. However, a major challenge in hybrid breeding is the selection of desirable combinations from the vast pool of potential crosses. Genomic selection (GS) has emerged as a powerful tool to tackle this challenge, but its success in practical breeding depends on prediction accuracy. Several strategies have been explored to enhance prediction accuracy for complex traits, such as the incorporation of functional markers and multi-omics data. Metabolome-wide association studies (MWAS) help to identify metabolites that are closely linked to phenotypes, known as metabolic markers. However, the use of preselected metabolic markers from parental lines to predict hybrid performance has not yet been explored. In this study, we developed a novel approach called metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction (MM_GP), which incorporates significant metabolites identified from MWAS into GS models to improve the accuracy of genomic hybrid prediction. In maize and rice hybrid populations, MM_GP outperformed genomic prediction (GP) for all traits, regardless of the method used (genomic best linear unbiased prediction or extreme gradient boosting). On average, MM_GP demonstrated 4.6% and 13.6% higher predictive abilities than GP for maize and rice, respectively. MM_GP could also match or even surpass the predictive ability of M_GP (integrated genomic-metabolomic prediction) for most traits. In maize, the integration of only six metabolic markers significantly associated with multiple traits resulted in 5.0% and 3.1% higher average predictive ability compared with GP and M_GP, respectively. With advances in high-throughput metabolomics technologies and prediction models, this approach holds great promise for revolutionizing genomic hybrid breeding by enhancing its accuracy and efficiency. 2025-03 2025-12-21T22:46:45Z 2025-12-21T22:46:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179152 en Open Access application/pdf Cell Press Plant Communications Shanghai Editorial Xu, Y., Yang, W., Qiu, J., Zhou, K., Yu, G., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Jiao, Y., Wang, X., Hu, S., Zhang, X., Li, P., Lu, Y., Chen, R., Tao, T., Yang, Z., Xu, Y., & Xu, C. (2025). Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding. Plant Communications, 6(3), 101199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101199
spellingShingle genomics
forecasting
hybrids
breeding
metabolome
association mapping
marker-assisted selection
maize
genome-wide association studies
Xu, Yang
Yang, Wenyan
Qiu, Jie
Zhou, Kai
Yu, Guangning
Zhang, Yuxiang
Wang, Xin
Jiao, Yuxin
Wang, Xinyi
Hu, Shujun
Zhang, Xuecai
Pengcheng Li
Lu, Yue
Chen, Rujia
Tao, Tianyun
Yang, Zefeng
Xu, Yunbi
Xu, Chenwu
Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title_full Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title_fullStr Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title_short Metabolic marker-assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
title_sort metabolic marker assisted genomic prediction improves hybrid breeding
topic genomics
forecasting
hybrids
breeding
metabolome
association mapping
marker-assisted selection
maize
genome-wide association studies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179152
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