Efforts are underway for development of crops with improved levels of provitamin A carotenoids
to help combat dietary vitamin A deficiency. As a global staple crop with considerable …

Tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as tocochromanols, are the major lipid-soluble
antioxidants in maize (Zea mays L.) grain. Given that individual tocochromanols differ in …

Predicting genetic variances of biparental populations has been a long‐standing goal for
plant breeders. The ability to discriminate among crosses with similarly predicted high means …

Tocopherols, tocotrienols, and plastochromanols (collectively termed tocochromanols) are
lipid-soluble antioxidants synthesized by all plants. Their dietary intake, primarily from seed …

Vitamin A deficiency remains prevalent in parts of Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan
Africa where maize (Zea mays) is a food staple. Extensive natural variation exists for …

The general applicability of genomic selection (GS) to plant breeding and principles guiding
its use have been established by simulation and empirical cross-validation studies. More …

In-field estimation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) yield and nutritive value can inform
management decisions to optimize forage quality and production. However, acquisition of timely …

Genomewide selection is hailed for its ability to facilitate greater genetic gains per unit time.
Over breeding cycles, the requisite linkage disequilibrium (LD) between quantitative trait loci …

Rapid development and adoption of biofortified, provitamin A-dense orange maize (Zea
mays L.) varieties could be facilitated by a greater understanding of the natural variation …

Robust predictions of genetic variances for important traits would facilitate greater genetic
gains in plant breeding. Previous attempts to predict the genetic variance ( $$\sigma_{\text{G}}^…