Marker-assisted gene pyramiding aims to produce individuals with superior economic traits according to the optimal breeding scheme which involves selecting a series of favorite target alleles after cross of base populations and pyramiding them into a single genotype. Inspired by the science of evolutionary computation, we used the metaphor of hill-climbing to model the dynamic behavior of gene ...

genetic markers are one of the advances which have occured in the genomics era. among genetic markers, molecular markers mainly because of their abundance, are the most widely used them. development of molecular markers has greatly altered genetics and plant breeding. genetic markers indicate the genetic differences between different organs or species. some studies which were conducted during t...

Abiotic and biotic stresses adversely affect rice growth, development grain yield. Traditional breeding techniques are insufficient in modern agriculture to meet the growing population’s food needs on a long-term basis. The of DNA markers closely linked target genes or QTLs chromosomes, advanced molecular techniques, such as marker-assisted selection (MAS), have encouraged evolution contemporar...

We investigate the best way to combine into a single genotype a series of target genes identified in different parents (gene pyramiding). Assuming that individuals can be selected and mated according to their genotype, the best method corresponds to an optimal succession of crosses over several generations (pedigree). For each pedigree, we compute the probability of success from the known recom...

Yield and quality are central to sustainable crop production. Due to biotic stress, yield loss upto 52 per cent. Chemical control of insect and disease is not feasible for environments and economical not viable. Host plant resistance is the only safe, economical, and environment friendly way for the absolute control of this devastating pest and disease. Historically, long-term cultivation of va...

When searching for user innovations, the identification of so called ‘technology lead users’ is one of the most important tasks. However, scientific literature indicates that the present me assures to search and to recruit new members imply high spreading losses. As a con-sequence we develop the “Pyramiding 2.0” approach. Building on existing literature we develop a theory-motivated approach fo...