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Integrating Crop Growth Models with Whole Genome Prediction through Approximate Bayesian Computation by Technow, Frank, Messina, Carlos D, Totir, L Radu, Cooper, Mark

“…Genomic selection, enabled by whole genome prediction (WGP) methods, is revolutionizing plant breeding. Existing WGP methods have been shown to deliver…”
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Can We Harness “Enviromics” to Accelerate Crop Improvement by Integrating Breeding and Agronomy? by Cooper, Mark, Messina, Carlos D.

“…The diverse consequences of genotype-by-environment (GxE) interactions determine trait phenotypes across levels of biological organization for crops,…”
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Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity by Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Messina, Carlos D., Tang, Tom, Hammer, Graeme L.

“…Key message Climate change and Genotype-by-Environment-by-Management interactions together challenge our strategies for crop improvement. Research to advance…”
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Assessment across the United States of the Benefits of Altered Soybean Drought Traits by Sinclair, Thomas R, Messina, Carlos D, Beatty, Andy, Samples, Mitch

“…A number of plant traits have been suggested to ameliorate the effects of water deficits on crop yield. A quantitative response across a range of years and…”
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A probabilistic framework for forecasting maize yield response to agricultural inputs with sub-seasonal climate predictions by Lacasa, Josefina, Messina, Carlos D, Ciampitti, Ignacio A

“…Abstract Crop yield results from the complex interaction between genotype, management, and environment. While farmers have control over what genotype to plant…”
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Predicting corn tiller development in restrictive environments can be achieved to enhance defensive management decision tools for producers by Veenstra, Rachel L., Hefley, Trevor J., Berning, Dan, Messina, Carlos D., Haag, Lucas A., Prasad, P.V. Vara, Ciampitti, Ignacio A.

“…Introduction While globally appreciated for reliable, intensification-friendly phenotypes, modern corn ( Zea mays L.) genotypes retain crop plasticity…”
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European soybean to benefit people and the environment by Rotundo, Jose L., Marshall, Rachel, McCormick, Ryan, Truong, Sandra K., Styles, David, Gerde, Jose A., Gonzalez-Escobar, Emmanuel, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Janes-Bassett, Victoria, Logue, Jennifer, Annicchiarico, Paolo, de Visser, Chris, Dind, Alice, Dodd, Ian C., Dye, Louise, Long, Stephen P., Lopes, Marta S., Pannecoucque, Joke, Reckling, Moritz, Rushton, Jonathan, Schmid, Nathaniel, Shield, Ian, Signor, Marco, Messina, Carlos D., Rufino, Mariana C.

“…Europe imports large amounts of soybean that are predominantly used for livestock feed, mainly sourced from Brazil, USA and Argentina. In addition, the demand…”
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Improving predictive ability in sparse testing designs in soybean populations by Persa, Reyna, Canella Vieira, Caio, Rios, Esteban, Hoyos-Villegas, Valerio, Messina, Carlos D, Runcie, Daniel, Jarquin, Diego

“…The availability of high-dimensional genomic data and advancements in genome-based prediction models (GP) have revolutionized and contributed to accelerated…”
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Environment Characterization in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.) by Modeling Water-Deficit and Heat Patterns in the Great Plains Region, United States by Carcedo, Ana J P, Mayor, Laura, Demarco, Paula, Morris, Geoffrey P, Lingenfelser, Jane, Messina, Carlos D, Ciampitti, Ignacio A

“…Environmental characterization for defining the target population of environments (TPE) is critical to improve the efficiency of breeding programs in crops,…”
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Breeding crops for drought-affected environments and improved climate resilience by Cooper, Mark, Messina, Carlos D

“…Breeding climate-resilient crops with improved levels of abiotic and biotic stress resistance as a response to climate change presents both opportunities and…”
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A conceptual framework for the dynamic modeling of time-resolved phenotypes for sets of genotype-environment-management combinations: a model library by van Voorn, George A K, Boer, Martin P, Truong, Sandra Huynh, Friedenberg, Nicholas A, Gugushvili, Shota, McCormick, Ryan, Bustos Korts, Daniela, Messina, Carlos D, van Eeuwijk, Fred A

“…Dynamic crop growth models are an important tool to predict complex traits, like crop yield, for modern and future genotypes in their current and evolving…”
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Corn yield components can be stabilized via tillering in sub-optimal plant densities by Veenstra, Rachel L, Messina, Carlos D, Berning, Dan, Haag, Lucas A, Carter, Paul, Hefley, Trevor J, Prasad, P V Vara, Ciampitti, Ignacio A

“…Crop plasticity is fundamental to sustainability discussions in production agriculture. Modern corn ( L.) genetics can compensate yield determinants to a small…”
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On the dynamic determinants of reproductive failure under drought in maize by Messina, Carlos D, Hammer, Graeme L, McLean, Greg, Cooper, Mark, van Oosterom, Erik J, Tardieu, Francois, Chapman, Scott C, Doherty, Alastair, Gho, Carla

“…Reproductive failure under drought in maize (Zea mays) is a major cause of instability in global food systems. While there has been extensive research on maize…”
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Combatting drought: a multi-dimensional challenge by Vadez, Vincent, Messina, Carlos D, Carminati, Andrea

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N distribution in maize plant as a marker for grain yield and limits on its remobilization after flowering by DeBruin, Jason, Messina, Carlos D., Munaro, Eugenia, Thompson, Karen, Conlon-Beckner, Caitlin, Fallis, Lynne, Sevenich, David M., Gupta, Rajeev, Dhugga, Kanwarpal S.

“…To determine the relationship between specific leaf N (SLN) and grain yield or its components in commercial maize hybrids in the US Corn Belt, three studies…”
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Simultaneous gains in grain yield and nitrogen efficiency over 70 years of maize genetic improvement by Mueller, Sarah M., Messina, Carlos D., Vyn, Tony J.

“…The competing demands of increasing grain yields to feed a growing population and decreasing nitrogen (N) fertilizer use and loss to the environment poses a…”
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Tackling G x E x M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity by Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P, Messina, Carlos D, Tang, Tom, Hammer, Graeme L

“…Key message…”
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Two decades of harnessing standing genetic variation for physiological traits to improve drought tolerance in maize by Messina, Carlos D, Gho, Carla, Hammer, Graeme L, Tang, Tom, Cooper, Mark

“…Abstract We review approaches to maize breeding for improved drought tolerance during flowering and grain filling in the central and western US corn belt and…”
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Yield-trait performance landscapes: from theory to application in breeding maize for drought tolerance by Messina, Carlos D, Podlich, Dean, Dong, Zhanshan, Samples, Mitch, Cooper, Mark

“…The effectiveness of breeding strategies to increase drought resistance in crops could be increased further if some of the complexities in gene-to-phenotype…”
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Radiation use efficiency increased over a century of maize (Zea mays L.) breeding in the US corn belt by Messina, Carlos D, Rotundo, Jose, Hammer, Graeme L, Gho, Carla, Reyes, Andres, Fang, Yinan, van Oosterom, Erik, Borras, Lucas, Cooper, Mark

“…In absence of stress, crop growth depends on the amount of light intercepted by the canopy and the conversion efficiency (radiation use efficiency, RUE). This…”
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