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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik

Combining different selection criteria into breeding strategies for short-term recurrent genomic selection

  • Emanuel Grosch1
  • Matthias Herrmann2
  • Selma Schurack2
  • Steffen Beuch3
  • Vivek Kurra4
  • Martin Mascher5
  • Raz Avni5
  • Klaus Oldach6
  • Ina Röhrs7
  • Wubishet Bekele8
  • Anja Hanemann9
  • Raja Ram Mehta4
5 more authors
  • Carsten Reinbrecht10
  • Albrecht Serfling11
  • Andreas Stahl11
  • Marco Stucke10
  • Carola Zenke-Philippi1
11 affiliations
  1. 1Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding II, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Gießen, Germany
  2. 2Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops, Julius Kühn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Rudolf-Schick-Platz 3a, 18190 Sanitz, Germany
  3. 3Saatzucht Granskevitz, Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH, Granskevitz 3, 18569 Schaprode, Germany
  4. 4Saatzucht Bauer GmbH & Co. KG, Landshuter Str. 3a, 93083 Obertraubling, Germany
  5. 5Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstraße 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
  6. 6KWS Lochow GmbH, Ferdinand-von-Lochow-Str. 5, 29303 Bergen, Germany
  7. 7Research & Breeding Dottenfelderhof, Landbauschule Dottenfelderhof e.V., Dottenfelderhof 1, 61118 Bad Vilbel, Germany
  8. 8Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, K1A 0C6 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  9. 9Saatzucht Josef Breun GmbH & Co. KG, Amselweg 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
  10. 10Saatzucht Streng-Engelen GmbH & Co. KG, Aspachhof, 97215 Uffenheim, Germany
  11. 11Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Julius Kühn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Erwin-Baur-Str. 27, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
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Abstract

Each breeding program must find a balance between short-term genetic gain and the preservation of genetic variation. Different selection criteria, cross selection indices and cross-planning methods have been proposed in order to improve the trade-off between both goals compared to truncation selection and mating best with best. The relative advantage of each of these measures and methods may change depending on the duration of the breeding program because each has its particular strengths and weaknesses. We specifically focused on a short-term recurrent genomic selection program spanning five generations and used two datasets with 224 oat and 293 wheat lines, respectively, for a simulation study which evaluated genetic gain and genetic diversity for 19 different breeding strategies. Overall, we found that strategies that combined different selection criteria, cross selection indices, and/or cross-planning methods rather than relying on just one measure alone resulted in a higher genetic gain compared to truncation selection while maintaining at least the same amount of genetic diversity. We therefore conclude that combining different measures into breeding strategies can enhance breeding progress without any need for additional resources.

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7.

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@article{grosch2026combining,
  title = {{Combining different selection criteria into breeding strategies for short-term recurrent genomic selection}},
  author = {Emanuel Grosch and Matthias Herrmann and Selma Schurack and Steffen Beuch and Vivek Kurra and Martin Mascher and Raz Avni and Klaus Oldach and Ina Röhrs and Wubishet Bekele and Anja Hanemann and Raja Ram Mehta and Carsten Reinbrecht and Albrecht Serfling and Andreas Stahl and Marco Stucke and Carola Zenke-Philippi},
  journal = {TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Combining different selection criteria into breeding strategies for short-term recurrent genomic selection
AU  - Emanuel Grosch
AU  - Matthias Herrmann
AU  - Selma Schurack
AU  - Steffen Beuch
AU  - Vivek Kurra
AU  - Martin Mascher
AU  - Raz Avni
AU  - Klaus Oldach
AU  - Ina Röhrs
AU  - Wubishet Bekele
AU  - Anja Hanemann
AU  - Raja Ram Mehta
AU  - Carsten Reinbrecht
AU  - Albrecht Serfling
AU  - Andreas Stahl
AU  - Marco Stucke
AU  - Carola Zenke-Philippi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/25
JO  - TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik
DO  - 10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7
AB  - Each breeding program must find a balance between short-term genetic gain and the preservation of genetic variation. Different selection criteria, cross selection indices and cross-planning methods have been proposed in order to improve the trade-off between both goals compared to truncation selection and mating best with best. The relative advantage of each of these measures and methods may change depending on the duration of the breeding program because each has its particular strengths and weaknesses. We specifically focused on a short-term recurrent genomic selection program spanning five generations and used two datasets with 224 oat and 293 wheat lines, respectively, for a simulation study which evaluated genetic gain and genetic diversity for 19 different breeding strategies. Overall, we found that strategies that combined different selection criteria, cross selection indices, and/or cross-planning methods rather than relying on just one measure alone resulted in a higher genetic gain compared to truncation selection while maintaining at least the same amount of genetic diversity. We therefore conclude that combining different measures into breeding strategies can enhance breeding progress without any need for additional resources.  Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-026-05410-7.
SN  - 0040-5752
SN  - 1432-2242
ER  -