Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models

The goal of wheat breeding is the development of superior cultivars tailored to specific environments, and the identification of promising crosses is crucial for the success of breeding programs. Although genomic estimated breeding values were developed to estimate additive effects of genotypes befo...

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Autores principales: Tessele, Augusto, González-Diéguez, David, Crossa, Jose, Johnson, Blaine E., Morris, Geoffrey, Fritz, Alan
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179269
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author Tessele, Augusto
González-Diéguez, David
Crossa, Jose
Johnson, Blaine E.
Morris, Geoffrey
Fritz, Alan
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Fritz, Alan
González-Diéguez, David
Johnson, Blaine E.
Morris, Geoffrey
Tessele, Augusto
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González-Diéguez, David
Crossa, Jose
Johnson, Blaine E.
Morris, Geoffrey
Fritz, Alan
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description The goal of wheat breeding is the development of superior cultivars tailored to specific environments, and the identification of promising crosses is crucial for the success of breeding programs. Although genomic estimated breeding values were developed to estimate additive effects of genotypes before testing as parents, application has focused on predicting performance of candidate lines, ignoring non-additive genetic effects. However, non-additive genetic effects are hypothesized to be especially important in allopolyploid species due to the interaction between homeologous genes. The objectives of this study were to model additive and additive-by-additive epistatic effects to better delineate the genetic architecture of grain yield in wheat and to improve the accuracy of genomewide predictions. The dataset utilized consisted of 3740 F5:6 experimental lines tested in the K-State wheat breeding program across the years 2016 and 2018. Covariance matrices were calculated based on whole and sub-genome marker data and the natural and orthogonal interaction approach (NOIA) was used to estimate variance components for additive and additive-by-additive epistatic effects. Incorporating epistatic effects in additive models resulted in non-orthogonal partitioning of genetic effects but increased total genetic variance and reduced deviance information criteria. Estimation of sub-genome effects indicated that genotypes with the greatest whole genome effects often combine sub-genomes with intermediate to high effects, suggesting potential for crossing parental lines which have complementary sub-genome effects. Modeling epistasis in either whole-genome or sub-genome models led to a marginal (3%) improvement in genomic prediction accuracy, which could result in significant genetic gains across multiple cycles of breeding.
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spelling CGSpace1792692025-12-24T02:08:52Z Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models Tessele, Augusto González-Diéguez, David Crossa, Jose Johnson, Blaine E. Morris, Geoffrey Fritz, Alan additives genomes hexaploidy wheat breeding The goal of wheat breeding is the development of superior cultivars tailored to specific environments, and the identification of promising crosses is crucial for the success of breeding programs. Although genomic estimated breeding values were developed to estimate additive effects of genotypes before testing as parents, application has focused on predicting performance of candidate lines, ignoring non-additive genetic effects. However, non-additive genetic effects are hypothesized to be especially important in allopolyploid species due to the interaction between homeologous genes. The objectives of this study were to model additive and additive-by-additive epistatic effects to better delineate the genetic architecture of grain yield in wheat and to improve the accuracy of genomewide predictions. The dataset utilized consisted of 3740 F5:6 experimental lines tested in the K-State wheat breeding program across the years 2016 and 2018. Covariance matrices were calculated based on whole and sub-genome marker data and the natural and orthogonal interaction approach (NOIA) was used to estimate variance components for additive and additive-by-additive epistatic effects. Incorporating epistatic effects in additive models resulted in non-orthogonal partitioning of genetic effects but increased total genetic variance and reduced deviance information criteria. Estimation of sub-genome effects indicated that genotypes with the greatest whole genome effects often combine sub-genomes with intermediate to high effects, suggesting potential for crossing parental lines which have complementary sub-genome effects. Modeling epistasis in either whole-genome or sub-genome models led to a marginal (3%) improvement in genomic prediction accuracy, which could result in significant genetic gains across multiple cycles of breeding. 2025-04 2025-12-23T21:00:59Z 2025-12-23T21:00:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179269 en Open Access application/pdf Oxford University Press Tessele, A., González-Diéguez, D. O., Crossa, J., Johnson, B. E., Morris, G. P., & Fritz, A. K. (2025). Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 15(4), jkaf031. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf031
spellingShingle additives
genomes
hexaploidy
wheat
breeding
Tessele, Augusto
González-Diéguez, David
Crossa, Jose
Johnson, Blaine E.
Morris, Geoffrey
Fritz, Alan
Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title_full Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title_fullStr Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title_full_unstemmed Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title_short Improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub-genome additive and epistatic models
title_sort improving genomic selection in hexaploid wheat with sub genome additive and epistatic models
topic additives
genomes
hexaploidy
wheat
breeding
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179269
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