Association analyses that exploit the natural diversity of a genome to map at very high
resolutions are becoming increasingly important. In most studies, however, researchers must …

Advances in next generation technologies have driven the costs of DNA sequencing down
to the point that genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) is now feasible for high diversity, large …

As population structure can result in spurious associations, it has constrained the use of
association studies in human and plant genetics. Association mapping, however, holds great …

Future advances in plant genomics will make it possible to scan a genome for polymorphisms
associated with qualitative and quantitative traits. Before this potential can be realized, we …

Mixed linear model (MLM) methods have proven useful in controlling for population structure
and relatedness within genome-wide association studies. However, MLM-based methods …

Uncovering the genetic basis of agronomic traits in crop landraces that have adapted to
various agro-climatic conditions is important to world food security. Here we have identified ∼…

Software programs that conduct genome-wide association studies and genomic prediction
and selection need to use methodologies that maximize statistical power, provide high …

Flowering time is a complex trait that controls adaptation of plants to their local environment
in the outcrossing species Zea mays (maize). We dissected variation for flowering time with a …

The rhizosphere is a critical interface supporting the exchange of resources between plants
and their associated soil environment. Rhizosphere microbial diversity is influenced by the …

Historically, association tests have been used extensively in medical genetics 1, 2, but have
had virtually no application in plant genetics. One obstacle to their application is the …