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Resende RT, Xavier A, Silva PIT, Resende MPM, Jarquin D, Marcatti GE. GIS-based G × E modeling of maize hybrids through enviromic markers engineering. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024. [PMID: 39014516 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Through enviromics, precision breeding leverages innovative geotechnologies to customize crop varieties to specific environments, potentially improving both crop yield and genetic selection gains. In Brazil's four southernmost states, data from 183 distinct geographic field trials (also accounting for 2017-2021) covered information on 164 genotypes: 79 phenotyped maize hybrid genotypes for grain yield and their 85 nonphenotyped parents. Additionally, 1342 envirotypic covariates from weather, soil, sensor-based, and satellite sources were collected to engineer 10 K synthetic enviromic markers via machine learning. Soil, radiation light, and surface temperature variations remarkably affect differential genotype yield, hinting at ecophysiological adjustments including evapotranspiration and photosynthesis. The enviromic ensemble-based random regression model showcases superior predictive performance and efficiency compared to the baseline and kernel models, matching the best genotypes to specific geographic coordinates. Clustering analysis has identified regions that minimize genotype-environment (G × E) interactions. These findings underscore the potential of enviromics in crafting specific parental combinations to breed new, higher-yielding hybrid crops. The adequate use of envirotypic information can enhance the precision and efficiency of maize breeding by providing important inputs about the environmental factors that affect the average crop performance. Generating enviromic markers associated with grain yield can enable a better selection of hybrids for specific environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rafael T Resende
- Plant Breeding Sector, School of Agronomy (EA), Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Av. Esperança, s/n, Samambaia Campus, Goiânia, GO, 74690-900, Brazil
- TheCROP, A Precision Breeding Project, Av. Esperança, n° 1533, FUNAPE, Samambaia Technological Park, Samambaia Campus - UFG, Goiânia, GO, 74690-612, Brazil
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- Corteva Agriscience, 8305 NW 62ndAve, Johnston, IA, 50131, USA
- Purdue University, 915 Mitch Daniels Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Plant Breeding Sector, School of Agronomy (EA), Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Av. Esperança, s/n, Samambaia Campus, Goiânia, GO, 74690-900, Brazil
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- University of Florida, 1604 McCarty Drive G052B McCarty Hall D, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- TheCROP, A Precision Breeding Project, Av. Esperança, n° 1533, FUNAPE, Samambaia Technological Park, Samambaia Campus - UFG, Goiânia, GO, 74690-612, Brazil
- Forest Engineering Department, Federal University of São João del Rei (UFSJ), Sete Lagoas Campus, MG-424 Highway, Km 47, Sete Lagoas, MG, 35701-970, Brazil
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Tadese D, Piepho HP, Hartung J. Accuracy of prediction from multi-environment trials for new locations using pedigree information and environmental covariates: the case of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) breeding. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:181. [PMID: 38985188 PMCID: PMC11236881 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04684-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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KEY MESSAGES We investigate a method of extracting and fitting synthetic environmental covariates and pedigree information in multilocation trial data analysis to predict genotype performances in untested locations. Plant breeding trials are usually conducted across multiple testing locations to predict genotype performances in the targeted population of environments. The predictive accuracy can be increased by the use of adequate statistical models. We compared linear mixed models with and without synthetic covariates (SCs) and pedigree information under the identity, the diagonal and the factor-analytic variance-covariance structures of the genotype-by-location interactions. A comparison was made to evaluate the accuracy of different models in predicting genotype performances in untested locations using the mean squared error of predicted differences (MSEPD) and the Spearman rank correlation between predicted and adjusted means. A multi-environmental trial (MET) dataset evaluated for yield performance in the dry lowland sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) breeding program of Ethiopia was used. For validating our models, we followed a leave-one-location-out cross-validation strategy. A total of 65 environmental covariates (ECs) obtained from the sorghum test locations were considered. The SCs were extracted from the ECs using multivariate partial least squares analysis and subsequently fitted in the linear mixed model. Then, the model was extended accounting for pedigree information. According to the MSEPD, models accounting for SC improve predictive accuracy of genotype performances in the three of the variance-covariance structures compared to others without SC. The rank correlation was also higher for the model with the SC. When the SC was fitted, the rank correlation was 0.58 for the factor analytic, 0.51 for the diagonal and 0.46 for the identity variance-covariance structures. Our approach indicates improvement in predictive accuracy with SC in the context of genotype-by-location interactions of a sorghum breeding in Ethiopia.
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- Diriba Tadese
- Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 23, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 23, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 23, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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Resende RT, Hickey L, Amaral CH, Peixoto LL, Marcatti GE, Xu Y. Satellite-enabled enviromics to enhance crop improvement. MOLECULAR PLANT 2024; 17:848-866. [PMID: 38637991 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Enviromics refers to the characterization of micro- and macroenvironments based on large-scale environmental datasets. By providing genotypic recommendations with predictive extrapolation at a site-specific level, enviromics could inform plant breeding decisions across varying conditions and anticipate productivity in a changing climate. Enviromics-based integration of statistics, envirotyping (i.e., determining environmental factors), and remote sensing could help unravel the complex interplay of genetics, environment, and management. To support this goal, exhaustive envirotyping to generate precise environmental profiles would significantly improve predictions of genotype performance and genetic gain in crops. Already, informatics management platforms aggregate diverse environmental datasets obtained using optical, thermal, radar, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR)sensors that capture detailed information about vegetation, surface structure, and terrain. This wealth of information, coupled with freely available climate data, fuels innovative enviromics research. While enviromics holds immense potential for breeding, a few obstacles remain, such as the need for (1) integrative methodologies to systematically collect field data to scale and expand observations across the landscape with satellite data; (2) state-of-the-art AI models for data integration, simulation, and prediction; (3) cyberinfrastructure for processing big data across scales and providing seamless interfaces to deliver forecasts to stakeholders; and (4) collaboration and data sharing among farmers, breeders, physiologists, geoinformatics experts, and programmers across research institutions. Overcoming these challenges is essential for leveraging the full potential of big data captured by satellites to transform 21st century agriculture and crop improvement through enviromics.
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- Rafael T Resende
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Agronomy Department, Plant Breeding Sector, Goiânia (GO) 74690-900, Brazil; TheCROP, a Precision-Breeding Startup: Enviromics, Phenomics, and Genomics, No Zip-code, Operating Virtually, Goiânia (GO) and Sete Lagoas (MG), Brazil.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Earth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA; Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Agronomy Department, Plant Breeding Sector, Goiânia (GO) 74690-900, Brazil
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- TheCROP, a Precision-Breeding Startup: Enviromics, Phenomics, and Genomics, No Zip-code, Operating Virtually, Goiânia (GO) and Sete Lagoas (MG), Brazil; Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Forest Engineering Department, Campus Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagoas (MG) 35701-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China; BGI Bioverse, Shenzhen 518083, China.
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Cooper M, Messina CD. Breeding crops for drought-affected environments and improved climate resilience. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:162-186. [PMID: 36370076 PMCID: PMC9806606 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Breeding climate-resilient crops with improved levels of abiotic and biotic stress resistance as a response to climate change presents both opportunities and challenges. Applying the framework of the "breeder's equation," which is used to predict the response to selection for a breeding program cycle, we review methodologies and strategies that have been used to successfully breed crops with improved levels of drought resistance, where the target population of environments (TPEs) is a spatially and temporally heterogeneous mixture of drought-affected and favorable (water-sufficient) environments. Long-term improvement of temperate maize for the US corn belt is used as a case study and compared with progress for other crops and geographies. Integration of trait information across scales, from genomes to ecosystems, is needed to accurately predict yield outcomes for genotypes within the current and future TPEs. This will require transdisciplinary teams to explore, identify, and exploit novel opportunities to accelerate breeding program outcomes; both improved germplasm resources and improved products (cultivars, hybrids, clones, and populations) that outperform and replace the products in use by farmers, in combination with modified agronomic management strategies suited to their local environments.
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- Mark Cooper
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Xu Y, Zhang X, Li H, Zheng H, Zhang J, Olsen MS, Varshney RK, Prasanna BM, Qian Q. Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction. MOLECULAR PLANT 2022; 15:1664-1695. [PMID: 36081348 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The first paradigm of plant breeding involves direct selection-based phenotypic observation, followed by predictive breeding using statistical models for quantitative traits constructed based on genetic experimental design and, more recently, by incorporation of molecular marker genotypes. However, plant performance or phenotype (P) is determined by the combined effects of genotype (G), envirotype (E), and genotype by environment interaction (GEI). Phenotypes can be predicted more precisely by training a model using data collected from multiple sources, including spatiotemporal omics (genomics, phenomics, and enviromics across time and space). Integration of 3D information profiles (G-P-E), each with multidimensionality, provides predictive breeding with both tremendous opportunities and great challenges. Here, we first review innovative technologies for predictive breeding. We then evaluate multidimensional information profiles that can be integrated with a predictive breeding strategy, particularly envirotypic data, which have largely been neglected in data collection and are nearly untouched in model construction. We propose a smart breeding scheme, integrated genomic-enviromic prediction (iGEP), as an extension of genomic prediction, using integrated multiomics information, big data technology, and artificial intelligence (mainly focused on machine and deep learning). We discuss how to implement iGEP, including spatiotemporal models, environmental indices, factorial and spatiotemporal structure of plant breeding data, and cross-species prediction. A strategy is then proposed for prediction-based crop redesign at both the macro (individual, population, and species) and micro (gene, metabolism, and network) scales. Finally, we provide perspectives on translating smart breeding into genetic gain through integrative breeding platforms and open-source breeding initiatives. We call for coordinated efforts in smart breeding through iGEP, institutional partnerships, and innovative technological support.
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- Yunbi Xu
- Institute of Crop Sciences, CIMMYT-China, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; CIMMYT-China Tropical Maize Research Center, School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528231, China; Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.
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- Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, CIMMYT-China, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; National Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, Hainan 572024, China
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- CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201400, China
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- MolBreeding Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, China
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- CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), ICRAF Campus, United Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), ICRAF Campus, United Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, CIMMYT-China, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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