Modeling Illustrates That Genomic Selection Provides New Opportunities for Intercrop Breeding

Intercrop breeding programs using genomic selection can produce faster genetic gain than intercrop phenotypic selection. Intercropping is an agricultural practice in which two or more component crops are grown together. It lead to enhanced soil structure and fertility, improved weed suppression, better control of pests diseases. Especially subsistence agriculture, intercropping has great potential optimize farming increase profitability. However, for varieties complex as it requires simultaneous improvement that combine well the field. We hypothesize significantly simplify accelerate process intercropping. Therefore, we used stochastic simulation compare four different implementing program entirely based on assumed three levels correlation between monocrop grain yield investigate how strategies impacted by this factor. found all simulated produced regardless with yield. suggest a strategy combines trait information predict general ability accuracy early stages minimize generation interval.