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Dr. Yusheng Zhao
Department of Breeding Research
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
OT Gatersleben
Corrensstrasse 3
D-06466 Stadt Seeland
Germany

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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung Gatersleben: Stadt Seeland, Sachsen-Anhalt, DE

2013-01-14 to present | Dr. (Department of Breeding Research)
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Leveraging the potential of big genomic and phenotypic data for genome-wide association mapping in wheat

The Crop Journal
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.03.005
Contributors: Moritz Lell; Yusheng Zhao; Jochen C. Reif
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Implementation of theoretical non-photochemical quenching (NPQ(T)) to investigate NPQ of chickpea under drought stress with High-throughput Phenotyping

Scientific Reports
2024-06-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63372-6
Contributors: Madita Lauterberg; Henning Tschiersch; Yusheng Zhao; Markus Kuhlmann; Ingo Mücke; Roberto Papa; Elena Bitocchi; Kerstin Neumann
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Agroecological genetics of biomass allocation in wheat uncovers genotype interactions with canopy shade and plant size

New Phytologist
2024-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/nph.19576
Contributors: Guy Golan; Jacob Weiner; Yusheng Zhao; Thorsten Schnurbusch
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Dynamic Phytomeric Growth Contributes to Local Adaptation in Barley

Molecular Biology and Evolution
2024-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msae011
Contributors: Yongyu Huang; Andreas Maurer; Ricardo F H Giehl; Shuangshuang Zhao; Guy Golan; Venkatasubbu Thirulogachandar; Guoliang Li; Yusheng Zhao; Corinna Trautewig; Axel Himmelbach et al.
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Maximization through optimization? On the relationship between hybrid performance and parental genetic distance

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04436-5
Contributors: Tobias Würschum; Xintian Zhu; Yusheng Zhao; Yong Jiang; Jochen C. Reif; Hans Peter Maurer
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Dynamic growth QTL action in diverse light environments: characterization of light regime-specific and stable QTL in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany
2023-09-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad222
Contributors: Rhonda C Meyer; Kathleen Weigelt-Fischer; Henning Tschiersch; Georgia Topali; Lothar Altschmied; Marc C Heuermann; Dominic Knoch; Markus Kuhlmann; Yusheng Zhao; Thomas Altmann et al.
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Filtering for SNPs with high selective constraint augments mid-parent heterosis predictions in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

The Crop Journal
2023-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2022.06.009
Contributors: Abhishek Gogna; Jie Zhang; Yong Jiang; Albert W. Schulthess; Yusheng Zhao; Jochen C. Reif
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Choosing the right tool: Leveraging of plant genetic resources in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) benefits from selection of a suitable genomic prediction model

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04227-4
Contributors: Marcel O. Berkner; Albert W. Schulthess; Yusheng Zhao; Yong Jiang; Markus Oppermann; Jochen C. Reif
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Large-scale genotyping and phenotyping of a worldwide winter wheat genebank for its use in pre-breeding

Scientific Data
2022-12-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01891-5
Contributors: Albert W. Schulthess; Sandip M. Kale; Yusheng Zhao; Abhishek Gogna; Maximilian Rembe; Norman Philipp; Fang Liu; Ulrike Beukert; Albrecht Serfling; Axel Himmelbach et al.
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Genomics-informed prebreeding unlocks the diversity in genebanks for wheat improvement

Nature Genetics
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01189-7
Contributors: Albert W. Schulthess; Sandip M. Kale; Fang Liu; Yusheng Zhao; Norman Philipp; Maximilian Rembe; Yong Jiang; Ulrike Beukert; Albrecht Serfling; Axel Himmelbach et al.
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GiPS: Genomics-informed parent selection uncovers the breeding value of wheat genetic resources

2021-12-16 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.15.472759
Contributors: Albert W. Schulthess; Sandip M. Kale; Fang Liu; Yusheng Zhao; Norman Philipp; Maximilian Rembe; Yong Jiang; Ulrike Beukert; Albrecht Serfling; Axel Himmelbach et al.
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Optimizing the setup of multienvironmental hybrid wheat yield trials for boosting the selection capability

The Plant Genome
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20150
Contributors: Moritz Lell; Jochen Reif; Yusheng Zhao
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Unlocking big data doubled the accuracy in predicting the grain yield in hybrid wheat

Science Advances
2021-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf9106
Contributors: Yusheng Zhao; Patrick Thorwarth; Yong Jiang; Norman Philipp; Albert W. Schulthess; Mario Gils; Philipp H. G. Boeven; C. Friedrich H. Longin; Johannes Schacht; Erhard Ebmeyer et al.
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Temporal dynamics of QTL effects on vegetative growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Experimental Botany
2021-02-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa490
Contributors: Rhonda C Meyer; Kathleen Weigelt-Fischer; Dominic Knoch; Marc Heuermann; Yusheng Zhao; Thomas Altmann; Zoe Wilson
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Haplotype-based genome-wide association increases the predictability of leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) resistance in wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany
2020-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa387
Contributors: Fang Liu; Yong Jiang; Yusheng Zhao; Albert W Schulthess; Jochen C Reif; Cristobal Uauy
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Negative dominance and dominance-by-dominance epistatic effects reduce grain-yield heterosis in wide crosses in wheat

Science Advances
2020-06-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay4897
Contributors: Philipp H. G. Boeven; Yusheng Zhao; Patrick Thorwarth; Fang Liu; Hans Peter Maurer; Mario Gils; Ralf Schachschneider; Johannes Schacht; Erhard Ebmeyer; Ebrahim Kazman et al.
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Temporal dynamics of QTL effects on vegetative growth inArabidopsis thaliana

2020-06-12 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.11.145953
Contributors: Rhonda C. Meyer; Kathleen Weigelt-Fischer; Dominic Knoch; Marc Heuermann; Yusheng Zhao; Thomas Altmann
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Exome association analysis sheds light onto leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) resistance genes currently used in wheat breeding (Triticum aestivum L.)

Plant Biotechnology Journal
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13303
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2-s2.0-85076728844
Contributors: Liu, F.; Zhao, Y.; Beier, S.; Jiang, Y.; Thorwarth, P.; H. Longin, C.F.; Ganal, M.; Himmelbach, A.; Reif, J.C.; Schulthess, A.W.
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Genebank genomics highlights the diversity of a global barley collection

Nature Genetics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0266-x
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2-s2.0-85056617315
Contributors: Milner, S.G.; Jost, M.; Taketa, S.; Mazón, E.R.; Himmelbach, A.; Oppermann, M.; Weise, S.; Knüpffer, H.; Basterrechea, M.; König, P. et al.
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Genome-wide association mapping and prediction of adult stage septoria tritici blotch infection in european winter wheat via high-density marker arrays

Plant Genome
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2018.05.0029
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2-s2.0-85064279742
Contributors: Muqaddasi, Q.H.; Zhao, Y.; Rodemann, B.; Plieske, J.; Ganal, M.W.; Röder, M.S.
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Historical phenotypic data from seven decades of seed regeneration in a wheat ex situ collection

Scientific data
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-019-0146-y
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2-s2.0-85070795891
Contributors: Philipp, N.; Weise, S.; Oppermann, M.; Börner, A.; Keilwagen, J.; Kilian, B.; Arend, D.; Zhao, Y.; Graner, A.; Reif, J.C. et al.
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Non-Invasive Phenotyping Reveals Genomic Regions Involved in Pre-Anthesis Drought Tolerance and Recovery in Spring Barley

Frontiers in Plant Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01307
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2-s2.0-85074654462
Contributors: Dhanagond, S.; Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, D.; Grieco, M.; Reif, J.; Kilian, B.; Graner, A.; Neumann, K.
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Reciprocal recurrent genomic selection: an attractive tool to leverage hybrid wheat breeding

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3244-x
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2-s2.0-85057881177
Contributors: Rembe, M.; Zhao, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Reif, J.C.
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Advantages and limitations of multiple-trait genomic prediction for Fusarium head blight severity in hybrid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3029-7
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2-s2.0-85035768865
Contributors: Schulthess, A.W.; Zhao, Y.; Longin, C.F.H.; Reif, J.C.
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Data descriptor: Unbalanced historical phenotypic data from seed regeneration of a barley ex situ collection

Scientific Data
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.278
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2-s2.0-85057952276
Contributors: Gonzalez, M.Y.; Weise, S.; Zhao, Y.; Philipp, N.; Arend, D.; Börner, A.; Oppermann, M.; Graner, A.; Reif, J.C.; Schulthess, A.W.
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Exploiting the Rht portfolio for hybrid wheat breeding

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3088-4
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2-s2.0-85044239166
Contributors: Würschum, T.; Liu, G.; Boeven, P.H.G.; Longin, C.F.H.; Mirdita, V.; Kazman, E.; Zhao, Y.; Reif, J.C.
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Higher grain yield and higher grain protein deviation underline the potential of hybrid wheat for a sustainable agriculture

Plant Breeding
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12588
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2-s2.0-85046010123
Contributors: Thorwarth, P.; Piepho, H.P.; Zhao, Y.; Ebmeyer, E.; Schacht, J.; Schachschneider, R.; Kazman, E.; Reif, J.C.; Würschum, T.; Longin, C.F.H.
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Leveraging the use of historical data gathered during seed regeneration of an ex situ genebank collection of wheat

Frontiers in Plant Science
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00609
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2-s2.0-85046892867
Contributors: Philipp, N.; Weise, S.; Oppermann, M.; Börner, A.; Graner, A.; Keilwagen, J.; Kilian, B.; Zhao, Y.; Reif, J.C.; Schulthess, A.W.
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Manipulation and prediction of spike morphology traits for the improvement of grain yield in wheat

Scientific Reports
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31977-3
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2-s2.0-85054095632
Contributors: Guo, Z.; Zhao, Y.; Röder, M.S.; Reif, J.C.; Ganal, M.W.; Chen, D.; Schnurbusch, T.
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Unlocking historical phenotypic data from an ex situ collection to enhance the informed utilization of genetic resources of barley (Hordeum sp.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3129-z
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2-s2.0-85051599918
Contributors: González, M.Y.; Philipp, N.; Schulthess, A.W.; Weise, S.; Zhao, Y.; Börner, A.; Oppermann, M.; Graner, A.; Reif, J.C.
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Efficient strategies to assess yield stability in winter wheat

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-2912-6
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2-s2.0-85018765390
Contributors: Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Mirdita, V.; Reif, J.C.
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Genetic architecture and temporal patterns of biomass accumulation in spring barley revealed by image analysis

BMC Plant Biology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1085-4
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2-s2.0-85027498900
Contributors: Neumann, K.; Zhao, Y.; Chu, J.; Keilwagen, J.; Reif, J.C.; Kilian, B.; Graner, A.
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Genetic variation of growth dynamics in maize (Zea mays L.) revealed through automated non-invasive phenotyping

Plant Journal
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13390
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2-s2.0-85008463204
Contributors: Muraya, M.M.; Chu, J.; Zhao, Y.; Junker, A.; Klukas, C.; Reif, J.C.; Altmann, T.
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Genome-Based Identification of Heterotic Patterns in Rice

Rice
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12284-017-0163-4
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2-s2.0-85019387250
Contributors: Beukert, U.; Li, Z.; Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Ramachandra, N.; Mirdita, V.; Pita, F.; Pillen, K.; Reif, J.C.
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Genome-metabolite associations revealed low heritability, high genetic complexity, and causal relations for leaf metabolites in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Journal of Experimental Botany
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw441
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2-s2.0-85016202666
Contributors: Matros, A.; Liu, G.; Hartmann, A.; Jiang, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, H.; Ebmeyer, E.; Korzun, V.; Schachschneider, R.; Kazman, E. et al.
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Genome-wide prediction of the performance of three-way hybrids in barley

Plant Genome
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2016.05.0046
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2-s2.0-85015793317
Contributors: Li, Z.; Philipp, N.; Spiller, M.; Stiewe, G.; Reif, J.C.; Zhao, Y.
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Genomic selection in hybrid breeding

Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement: New Molecular Breeding Strategies for Crop Improvement
2017 | Book
Part of DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63170-7_7
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2-s2.0-85042488873
Contributors: Schulthess, A.W.; Zhao, Y.; Reif, J.C.
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Hybrid performance of an immortalized F<inf>2</inf> rapeseed population is driven by additive, dominance, and epistatic effects

Frontiers in Plant Science
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00815
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2-s2.0-85021065236
Contributors: Liu, P.; Zhao, Y.; Liu, G.; Wang, M.; Hu, D.; Hu, J.; Meng, J.; Reif, J.C.; Zou, J.
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Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments

Nature Biotechnology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3943
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2-s2.0-85031113085
Contributors: Varshney, R.K.; Shi, C.; Thudi, M.; Mariac, C.; Wallace, J.; Qi, P.; Zhang, H.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, X.; Rathore, A. et al.
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Quantitative genetic framework highlights the role of epistatic effects for grain-yield heterosis in bread wheat

Nature Genetics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3974
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2-s2.0-85035778378
Contributors: Jiang, Y.; Schmidt, R.H.; Zhao, Y.; Reif, J.C.
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Genomic prediction of barley hybrid performance

Plant Genome
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2016.02.0016
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2-s2.0-84978148546
Contributors: Philipp, N.; Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; He, S.; Spiller, M.; Stiewe, G.; Pillen, K.; Reif, J.C.; Li, Z.
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Genomic selection in a commercial winter wheat population

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-015-2655-1
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2-s2.0-84958946925
Contributors: He, S.; Schulthess, A.W.; Mirdita, V.; Zhao, Y.; Korzun, V.; Bothe, R.; Ebmeyer, E.; Reif, J.C.; Jiang, Y.
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Host-induced silencing of Fusarium culmorum genes protects wheat from infection

Journal of Experimental Botany
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw263
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2-s2.0-84988345500
Contributors: Chen, W.; Kastner, C.; Nowara, D.; Oliveira-Garcia, E.; Rutten, T.; Zhao, Y.; Deising, H.B.; Kumlehn, J.; Schweizer, P.
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Multiple-trait- and selection indices-genomic predictions for grain yield and protein content in rye for feeding purposes

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-015-2626-6
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2-s2.0-84956597903
Contributors: Schulthess, A.W.; Wang, Y.; Miedaner, T.; Wilde, P.; Reif, J.C.; Zhao, Y.
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Predicting hybrid performances for quality traits through genomic-assisted approaches in Central European wheat

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158635
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2-s2.0-84978120425
Contributors: Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Gowda, M.; Longin, C.F.H.; Reif, J.C.; Mette, M.F.
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Seed quality traits can be predicted with high accuracy in Brassica napus using genomic data

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166624
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2-s2.0-84996477518
Contributors: Zou, J.; Zhao, Y.; Liu, P.; Shi, L.; Wang, X.; Wang, M.; Meng, J.; Reif, J.C.
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First insights into the genotype-phenotype map of phenotypic stability in rye

Journal of Experimental Botany
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv145
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2-s2.0-84940703695
Contributors: Wang, Y.; Mette, M.F.; Miedaner, T.; Wilde, P.; Reif, J.C.; Zhao, Y.
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Genetic architecture is more complex for resistance to Septoria tritici blotch than to Fusarium head blight in Central European winter wheat

BMC Genomics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1628-8
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2-s2.0-84930365937
Contributors: Mirdita, V.; Liu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Miedaner, T.; Longin, C.F.H.; Gowda, M.; Mette, M.F.; Reif, J.C.
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Genome-based establishment of a high-yielding heterotic pattern for hybrid wheat breeding

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1514547112
EID:

2-s2.0-84952685588
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Li, Z.; Liu, G.; Jiang, Y.; Maurer, H.P.; Würschum, T.; Mock, H.-P.; Matros, A.; Ebmeyer, E.; Schachschneider, R. et al.
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Genomic selection in hybrid breeding

Plant Breeding
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12231
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2-s2.0-84921417148
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Mette, M.F.; Reif, J.C.
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