Dissertations / Theses: 'Yield mapping'

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Annamalai, Palaniappan. "Citrus yield mapping system using machine vision." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0006901.

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Cox, Graeme J. "A yield mapping system for sugar cane chopper harvesters." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, 2002. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00004617/.

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[Abstract]: Yield maps provide essential information for the spatial analysis and evaluation of crop production management at a within field level. Technology has been developed to conduct yield mapping in various crops including grain, potatoes and forage, but as yet no technology exists for yield mapping sugar cane. The chopper harvester is the most common form ofmechanical harvester for sugar cane. Therefore, the goal of this research is to develop a yield mapping system for the chopper type sugar cane harvester.After a review, it is proposed that a suitable accuracy goal for the sugar cane mass flow sensor would be ‘less than 5% cumulative measurement error, 95% of the time (2 standard deviations), measured over a 100m2 harvest area’.Existing mass flow sensors for other crops are reviewed.Based on this review four potential techniques are proposed to measure the mass flow rate of sugar cane. These were defined as the chopper power, elevator power and feed roller separation and weigh pad. These weretested simultaneously by placing various sensors on a single harvester and comparing the sensor outputs with the mass flow rate as measured by a weigh truck. In this trial, all techniques offered potential but none produced results close to the accuracy goal. A weighing technique, known as the ‘weigh pad’, offered the most potential for improvement and potential to accurately measure the mass flow rate with a single calibration under all conditions. The weigh pad technique suffered from very small load cell sensitivity to flow rate, drift in baseline readings and susceptibility to mechanical noise/acceleration dynamics.An opportunity arose to install a complete yield mapping system on a harvester within a commercial operation. This opportunity was accepted to assess the potential for applying yield maps to the agronomic management of sugar cane. Because the weigh pad sensor required further development at this stage, chopper and elevator power were used as a measure of mass flow rate. A full yield mapping system was developed. Yield mapping, directed soil sampling and variable rate gypsum application was conducted on a case study field. Economic analysis shows a clear economic benefit when compared with standardmanagement.Analysis is conducted on the weigh pad sensor examining its susceptibility to mechanical noise/acceleration dynamics. Theory is developed to mathematically model the effects of acceleration dynamics on the accuracy of weigh pad sensor. Laboratory bench testing supported the mathematical model. From the theoretical and experimental analysis a number of conclusions are drawn:· The weigh pad should be made as light as possible to minimise the error due todynamic conditions.· Electronic analogue filters should be used to reduce the noise due to externalacceleration.· The weigh pad should be as rigid as possible to maximise its natural frequency.A new weigh pad sensor was designed based on these conclusions. Field trials indicated the effects of external accelerations dynamics were significantly reduced. Baseline drift was then found as the next major factor limiting accuracy. The baseline drift was principally caused by the secondary extractor fan of the harvester inducing a negative pressure on the weighpad. A rubber curtain placed between the weigh pad and the secondary extractor fan reduced the negative force on the weigh pad due to the secondary extractor fan by 74% (from 17 N to 4.4 N). Therefore it is recommended the curtain be used to minimise the impact of the secondary extractor fan on the baseline drift of the weigh pad.A yield mapping system has been developed for the sugar cane chopper harvester incorporating the weigh pad sensor, a ground speed sensor, a DGPS receiver, a yielddisplay/monitor and data logger. Three identical systems have been constructed and installed on three harvesters for the 1998 cane harvest season. The results show sugar cane could be yield mapped using standard yield mapping principles.The level of accuracy being achieved by the yield mapping system is less than 16% error, with 95% confidence, over a measurement area of approximately 1400 m2. Although theaccuracy achieved is not to the desired research goal, yield maps were produced with satisfactory detail to make agronomic management decisions. The reliability of the sugar cane yield mapping system under field condition in a commercial operation was satisfactory. However, two techniques are proposed (“auto-zeroing” and “batch weighing” techniques) to improve the accuracy and reliability of the weigh pad readings during wet or adverseharvesting conditions.After note: At the time of writing the NCEA along with Case Austoft (CNH) were continuing to conduct research and development on the system and are intending to make theyield mapping system available as a standard item on new harvesters and a retrofit unit on existing harvesters in the near future (C. Barret, per. comm. 2001). The proposed “autozeroing” and “batch weighing” techniques are being tested.

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Xie, Quan. "Physiological and genetic determination of yield and yield components in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28998/.

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A substantial increase in wheat yield is needed for global food security. This requires a comprehensive understanding of the physiological and genetic basis of yield determination. The present study aimed to dissect yield physiologically and genetically in a recombinant inbred line mapping population derived from bread wheat × spelt. A total of 201 traits were investigated in the field and glasshouse across three years, and these traits formed five themes: genetic variation in yield and yield components, and the usefulness of spelt as a genetic resource; tillering dynamics; biomass accumulation; flowering time and subsequent leaf senescence; and grain filling processes. Large genetic variation in all traits was found, and spelt showed many desirable traits and alleles independent of low threshability, so it can be used to broaden genetic diversity for yield improvement in bread wheat, while maintaining the free-threshing habit. Quantitative trait loci for tiller production and survival were identified, which were also affected by light environment under the canopy: low red:far red ratio (R:FR) led to early tillering cessation, few total shoots, high infertile shoot number and shoot abortion, probably resulting from an assimilate shortage due to early and enhanced stem growth induced by low R:FR. More fertile tillers normally contributed to plant yield and grain number, but reduced individual grain weight, partly because of smaller carpels and fewer stem water soluble carbohydrates at anthesis. In addition, preanthesis biomass accumulation increased yield and yield components. For grain weight, slightly early anthesis and delayed but fast leaf senescence were associated with larger grains. Carpel size at anthesis, grain dry matter and water accumulation, as well as grain morphological expansion, determined final grain weight, because of pleiotropy or tight gene linkages. These findings provide deeper insight into yield determination in wheat, and facilitate trait-based physiological and molecular breeding.

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Martinez, Ascanio Ana Karine <1979&gt. "Fine Mapping of qroot-yield-1.06, a QTL for Root, Plant Vigor and Yield in Maize." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7160/.

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Root-yield-1.06 is a major QTL affecting root system architecture (RSA) and other agronomic traits in maize. The effect of this QTL has been evaluated with the development of near isogenic lines (NILs) differing at the QTL position. The objective of this study was to fine map qroot-yield-1.06 by marker-assisted searching for chromosome recombinants in the QTL interval and concurrent root phenotyping in both controlled and field conditions, through successive generations. Complementary approaches such as QTL meta-analysis and RNA-seq were deployed in order to help prioritizing candidate genes within the QTL target region. Using a selected group of genotypes, field based root analysis by ‘shovelomics’ enabled to accurately collect RSA information of adult maize plants. Shovelomics combined with software-assisted root imaging analysis proved to be an informative and relatively highly automated phenotyping protocol. A QTL interval mapping was conducted using a segregating population at the seedling stage grown in controlled environment. Results enabled to narrow down the QTL interval and to identify new polymorphic markers for MAS in field experiments. A collection of homozygous recombinant NILs was developed by screening segregating populations with markers flanking qroot-yield-1.06. A first set of lines from this collection was phenotyped based on the adapted shovelomics protocol. QTL analysis based on these data highlighted an interval of 1.3 Mb as completely linked with the target QTL but, a larger safer interval of 4.1 Mb was selected for further investigations. QTL meta-analysis allows to synthetize information on root QTLs and two mQTLs were identified in the qroot-yield-1.06 interval. Trascriptomics analysis based on RNA-seq data of the two contrasting QTL-NILs, confirmed alternative haplotypes at chromosome bin 1.06. qroot-yield-1.06 has now been delimited to a 4.1-Mb interval, and thanks to the availability of additional untested homozygous recombinant NILs, the potentially achievable mapping resolution at qroot-yield-1.06 is c. 50 kb.

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Sukumaran, Sivakumar. "Genomic mapping for grain yield, stay green, and grain quality traits in sorghum." Diss., Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15084.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Agronomy
Jianming Yu
Knowledge of the genetic bases of grain quality traits will complement plant breeding efforts to improve the end use value of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). The objective of the first experiment was to assess marker-trait associations for 10 grain quality traits through candidate gene association mapping on a diverse panel of 300 sorghum accessions. The 10 grain quality traits were measured using the single kernel characterization system (SKCS) and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). The analysis of the accessions through 1,290 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) separated the panel into five subpopulations that corresponded to three major sorghum races (durra, kafir, and caudatum), one intermediate race (guinea-caudatum), and one working group (zerazera/caudatum). Association analysis between 333 SNPs in candidate genes/loci and grain quality traits resulted in eight significant marker-trait associations. A SNP in starch synthase IIa (SSIIa) gene was associated with kernel hardness (KH) with a likelihood ratio–based R[superscript]2 (R[subscript]L[subscript]R[superscript]2) value of 0.08. SNPs in starch synthase (SSIIb) gene (R[subscript]L[subscript]R[superscript]2 = 0.10) and loci pSB1120 (R[subscript]L[subscript]R[superscript]2 = 0.09) was associated with starch content. Sorghum is a crop well adapted to the semi arid regions of the world and my harbor genes for drought tolerance. The objective of second experiment was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for yield potential and drought tolerance. From a cross between Tx436 (food grain type) and 00MN7645 (drought tolerant) 248 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed. Multi-location trials were conducted in 8 environments to evaluate agronomic performance of the RILs under favorable and drought stress conditions. The 248 RILs and their parents were genotyped by genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). A subset of 800 SNPs was used for linkage map construction and QTL detection. Composite interval mapping identified a major QTLs for grain yield in chromosome 8 and QTL for flowering time in chromosome 9 under favorable conditions. Three major QTLs were detected for grain yield in chromosomes 1, 6, and 8 and two flowering time QTLs on chromosome 1 under drought conditions. Six QTLs were identified for stay green: two on chromosome 4; one each on chromosome 5, 6, 7, and 10 under drought conditions.

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Tomaszewski, Celine. "Fine mapping of biomass yield quantitative trait loci in Lolium perenne L." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/10827.

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Biomass yield is a complex quantitative trait controlled by many environmental and genetic factors. Therefore its study relies on QTL mapping. In a precursor study, a genetic map of L. perenne was constructed on an inbred-derived F2 population and three major biomass QTL have been found on linkage groups (LGs) 2, 3 and 7. In this study, a fine map of the QTL positions was developed by mapping additional ryegrass specific SSR, rice Sequence Tagged Site and Diversity Array Technology markers. A total of 153 markers were added to the existing map leading to a map density of 3.5 cM. The QTL positions were recalculated for dry weight, fresh weight, dry matter and leaf width and in accordance to the preliminary analysis biomass QTL were localized on LGs 2, 3 and 7 but despite the fine map the QTL intervals were not reduced. In order to analyze the QTL regions, the screening of a L. perenne BAC library was performed using the markers flanking the QTL and several clones were isolated. After analysis using the AFLP fingerprinting method, five clones were send for full sequencing to perform a gene prediction and annotation using the Ab initio approach. The annotation revealed for one of the gene structures predicted homology to the lg1- like gene and four other showed homology to regions flanking genes of interest suggesting the possible presence of the genes within the biomass QTL region. The four genes were: L. perenne heading date (Hd1) gene, Avena strigosa beta-amyrin synthase (Sad1) and cytochrome P450 CYP51H10 (Sad2) genes and Lolium multiflorum gene for cold responsive protein.

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Nasrallah, Ali. "Crop mapping and yield estimation of wheat in the Bekaa plain of Lebanon." Thesis, Paris, AgroParisTech, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019AGPT0005.

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Avec une production mondiale dépassant 750 millions de tonnes en 2017, le blé est considéré comme un aliment de base pour la population mondiale. Sa cartographie et sa surveillance pourraient alors se révéler être un outil très efficace pour atteindre les objectifs de développement durable (ODD2-Faim zéro). Au Liban, en vue d’assurer la sécurité alimentaire nationale, le blé reçoit un soutien financier et technique du gouvernement. Cependant, de nombreuses erreurs dans l'estimation de la superficie en blé à travers le pays sont dues principalement aux déclarations peu fiables des agriculteurs. De plus, le choix du système de culture basé sur le blé (en termes de type de rotation et de pratiques agricoles) peut avoir un impact considérable sur la productivité du système (protéines et rentabilité), l'efficacité d'utilisation des ressources (efficacité d'utilisation de l'eau et utilisation de l’azote), ainsi que sur le risque économique pour les agriculteurs. La présente étude menée dans la plaine de la Bekaa au Liban a pour objectif d'utiliser la télédétection et la modélisation de la croissance des cultures pour fournir aux décideurs politiques et aux utilisateurs finaux les informations dont ils ont besoin sur le blé d’hiver.La première partie évalue le potentiel des images optiques pour la cartographie du blé d'hiver précoce en permettant le transfert de connaissances d'une année à l'autre (2016 et 2017) Les résultats montrent que, lorsque l'approche développée est appliquée à la série chronologique Sentinel-2 de 2017, en utilisant les données de vérité au sol 2016, la précision globale atteint 87,0%, tandis que, lorsqu'elle est mise en œuvre avec les données de vérité au sol 2017, elle est de 82,6% en 2016. Les classifications pour distinguer le blé d'hiver de céréales similaires (orge et triticale) sont réalisées jusqu'à six semaines avant la récolte.La deuxième partie examine la capacité des images radar en bande C du nouveau satellite Sentinel-1 à surveiller la culture de blé d'hiver en identifiant les stades phénologiques économiquement importants qui ne peuvent pas être détectés en utilisant uniquement les indices issus de l’optique (Sentinel-2). Les résultats montrent que la polarisation VV (incidence de 32°-34°) et VH (incidence de 43°-45°) sont respectivement préférables pour estimer les stades de l'épiaison et de pâteux mou. De plus, le rapport VV/VH (incidence de 32°-34°) est préférable pour détecter la germination et la récolte.La troisième partie a pour objectif de vérifier si la rotation blé-féverole, nécessitant des intrants agricoles extensifs (eau et azote), a une performance nettement meilleure que la rotation intensive blé-blé en termes de productivité, d’utilisation rationnelle des ressources, et de minimisation du risque économique à l’échelle parcellaire. Le modèle de croissance des cultures «CropSyst» a été adopté après avoir été calibré et validé sur notre zone d'étude. Les résultats montrent qu’il n’existe pas un scénario de système de culture optimal permettant d’assurer une productivité élevée, de réduire le risque économique et d’obtenir une efficacité élevée de l’utilisation de l’eau et de l’azote. Cependant, le scenario de rotation blé-féverole sans fertilisation du blé semble être un meilleur substitut à la rotation blé-blé en termes de production de protéines. Pour un sol avec une faible capacité de rétention, la production de protéines est de 0,93 t/ha et de 0,8 t/ha respectivement pour les rotations blé-féverole et blé-blé. Pour un sol avec capacité de rétention élevée, la production de protéines est de 1,34 t/ha pour blé-féverole contre 1,17 t/ha pour blé-blé. De plus, ce système de culture blé-féverole pourrait générer un bénéfice net plus élevé que celui du blé-blé. Enfin, la rotation blé-pomme de terre peut générer des bénéfices nets très élevés (8640 US DOLL./ha et 12170 US DOLL./ha) mais avec une faible efficacité des intrants et un risque économique élevé
With global production exceeding 750 million tons in 2017, wheat is considered a staple food for the world's population. Wheat mapping and monitoring could then be a very effective tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG2-Zero Hunger). In Lebanon, wheat receives technical and financial support, yet many errors occur in estimating the wheat acreage due to absence of reliable agricultural census and lack of wheat mapping using satellite images. In addition, identifying the best rotation type and agricultural practices leads to identify the most efficient wheat-based cropping system in terms of productivity (protein production and net profit), efficiency (water and nitrogen use), as well as the economic risk on the farmer. Thus, The aim of the current study, which is conducted in the Bekaa plain of Lebanon, is to utilize remote sensing technology and crop modelling for supporting policy makers and end-users in making strategic decisions regarding one of the most food security-driving crop in the Mediterranean (i.e. winter wheat).The first part of the thesis evaluates the potential of optical data for early winter wheat mapping by allowing the transfer of knowledge from one year to another (2016 and 2017 in this study). For its high spatial and temporal resolutions, Sentinel-2 data are employed. Results show that when the developed approach was applied on Sentinel-2 time series of 2017 in using 2016 ground truth data, the overall accuracy reaches 87.0%, whereas, when implemented using 2017 ground truth data, the overall accuracy is 82.6% on 2016 data. The outputs are executed up to six weeks before harvest, as well as distinguishing winter wheat from similar cereals (barley and triticale).The second part of the thesis examines the ability of the SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) C-band data of the new radar satellite (Sentinel-1) regarding its ability to monitor winter wheat crop by identifying the economically important phenological phases that cannot be detected relying solely on NDVI derived from optical satellite Sentinel-2. Results show that VV polarization at incidence angle of 32°-34° is best for predicting heading, VH polarization at incidence angle of 43°-45° for predicting soft dough, and the ratio VV/VH at incidence angle of 32°-34° for predicting germination and harvesting.The third part of the thesis is dedicated to test, in contrasted biophysical and management conditions, the hypothesis that promoting wheat-fava bean rotation leads to a significantly better productivity and resources use efficiency, as well as, reducing economic risk than the promoted intensive wheat-wheat and wheat-potato rotations. The cropping simulation model “CropSyst” is used after being calibrated and validated by using experimental data for different wheat-based rotations combining different soil, climate and management options. The results show that there is no particular optimal scenario that can simultaneously ensure high productivity, reduce economic risk, and achieve high wheat- water- and nitrogen-use efficiency. However, the wheat-fava bean rotation cultivated with no wheat fertilization appears to be a better substitute to the wheat-wheat rotation in terms of protein production in both (low and high) Water Holding Capacity (WHC) soils (0.93 t/ha versus 0.8 t/ha in low WHC and 1.34 t/ha versus 1.17 t/ha in high WHC). This cropping system could achieve a higher net profit, showing high resource-use efficiency and good economic sustainability. Moreover, a very high profit could only be attained with the wheat-potato rotation (8640 US DOLL./ha and 12170 US DOLL./ha), yet with low input-efficiency and high economic risk

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Maguire, Seamus. "Bale weighing, crop moisture content measurement and yield mapping systems for large rectangular balers." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443752.

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Bassi, Filippo Maria. "Radiation Hybrid Fine Mapping of Two Fertility-Related Genes: Marking the Path to Wheat Hybrids." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26535.

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Over one billion people, more than 1/9th of the global population, are undernourished. Feeding the ever increasing population has to be the most important goal of plant sciences. Since cultivated areas are not likely to increase, I will need to produce more with what is available. This can be summarized in one word: yield. Unfortunately, wheat?s yield is expected to increase only 1.13% by 2019, a prediction that if converted into reality will likely indicate that I failed to cope with the world demographic increase. A new strategy to revolutionize wheat production is required, and some believe that this change might be represented by wheat hybrids. Achieving adequate commercial production of wheat hybrids has the potential to nearly double the yield of one of the world?s most important staple food. The first fundamental step toward this goal is to develop feasible methodologies to sterilize the male part of the complete wheat flowers. Two fertility-related genes are the primary target of this study, namely the species cytoplasm specific on chromosome 1D, and the desynaptic locus on chromosome 3B. This dissertation summarizes the important achievements obtained toward the cloning of the two loci by means of radiation hybrid functional analysis. Radiation hybrid is a technique that employs radiation to create genetic diversity along the targeted chromosome. Chapter 1 explains in details how this methodology can be applied to plants. The use of radiation hybrid mapping permitted creating a comprehensive map of wheat chromosome 3B, as discussed in Chapter 2, and then expanded the mapping information to identify the 2 Mb location of the desynaptic locus desw2, as discussed in Chapter 3. A similar approach on chromosome 1D allowed first to pinpoint the location of the species cytoplasm specific gene to a region of 2 Mb, as discussed in Chapter 4, and then ultimately to find a strong candidate for this locus, as discussed in Chapter 5. Now that the molecular locations of these genes have been unraveled by this study, their sequence can be streamlined into transformation to ultimately produce female wheat plants, and consequently hybrids.

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Onpraphai, Thaworn, and n/a. "Information systems for regional sugar cane production forecasting and localised yield estimation: a Thailand perspective." University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental & Heritage Sciences, 2004. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060517.142422.

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Sugar is an important global agricultural commodity and a significant input to the advanced industrialised world. Annual average global sugar production is around 120 million tonnes, with consumption around 118 million tonnes. Sugar is produced under a broad range of climatic conditions in some 120 countries and is one of the most heavily traded agricultural commodities (FAO, 2001). Plants produce sugar as a storehouse of energy that is used as required. Approximately 70% of sugar is produced from sugar cane while the remaining 30% is produced from sugar beet (Sugar Knowledge International, 2001). Thailand's cane and sugar industry is now one of the major sources of foreign income for the country. The value of sugar exports (around 35 billion baht or AUD $1.5 billion per annum) ranks among the top ten exported commodities of the Thai economy. Approximately 9.2% of annual global sugar production is exported from Thailand (WTO, 2001). The sugar industry is extremely complex and comprises individual links and components in the supply and demand chain that are more delicately in balance than with most other commodity based industries. Thailand's sugar production has been characterized by greater extremes of variability than in most other sugar producing countries. A unique combination of pests, disease, climate, soils, problems with plant available moisture and the low technology basis of crop management has increased production risk and uncertainty for the crop. Total tonnage of cane and sugar is notoriously difficult to predict during the growing season and for a mature crop before the harvest. Accordingly, the focus of this research is on the development and testing of methods, algorithms, procedures and output products for Sugar Cane Crop Forecasting and Yield Mapping. The resulting spatial and temporal information tools have the potential to provide the basis of a commercially deployable decision support system for Thailand's sugar industry. The scope of this thesis encompasses several levels within a geographical hierarchy of scales; from regional, district, farm, and plot within a study area in northeastern Thailand. Crop forecasting at regional level will reduce production risk uncertainty while yield mapping and yield estimation at local, farm and plot scales will enable productivity to be improved by identifying, diagnosing the cause of and reducing yield variability. The research has three main objectives. These are to: Develop statistical analysis procedures and empirical algorithms expressing the relationship between yield potential and spectral response of sugar cane yield as a basis for mapping, monitoring, modeling, forecasting and management of sugar production in Thailand. Evaluate the validity of a technology based versus conventional approach to crop forecasting and yield mapping, commencing with a series of testable null-hypotheses and culminating in procedures to calibrate and validate empirical models against verifiable production records. Outcomes are used to review and evaluate existing and potential future approaches to regional crop forecasting, localised yield mapping and yield estimation tools for operational use within Thailand's sugar industry. Identify, evaluate and establish performance benchmarks in relation to the practicality, accuracy, timeliness, cost effectiveness and value proposition of a satellite based versus conventional approach to crop forecasting and yield mapping. The methodology involved time series analysis of recorded sugar cane yields and production outcomes paired with spectral response statistics of crops derived from satellite imagery and seasonal rainfall records over a three year period within four provinces, forty five component districts and 120 representative farms. Spectral statistics were derived fiom raw multi-spectral satellite imagery (multitemporal SPOT- VI at regional scale and Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery at local scale) acquired during the 1999 to 2001 sugar cane seasons. Crop area and production statistics at regional scale were compiled and furnished by the provincial sugar mill and verified through government agencies within Thailand. Selective cutting at sample sites within nominated fields owned by collaborating growers was undertaken to validate localised differences in productivity and to facilitate yield variance mapping. Acquisition, processing, analysis and statistical modeling of remotely sensed satellite spectral data, rainfall records and production outcomes were accomplished using an empirical approach. Resulting crop production forecasting algorithms were systematically evaluated for reliability by assessing accuracy, spatial and temporal variability. Long term rainfall and district sugar cane yield and production records were used to account for district and season specific differences between estimated and recorded yields, to generate error probability functions and to improve the accuracy and applicability of empirical models under more extreme conditions. Limitations on finding and length of records constrained the number of seasons and the area for which satellite imagery with contrasting levels of spatial and spectral resolution could be acquired. The absence of verifiable long term production records combined with limitations on the duration and area able to be covered by field trips meant that time series analysis of paired data was necessarily constrained to a three year period of record coinciding with the author's period of candidature. Accordingly, although a comprehensive set of well correlated district and month specific yield forecasting algorithms was able to be developed, temporal restrictions on data availability constrained the extent to which they could be subjected to thorough accuracy and reliability analysis and extended with confidence down to farm and field scale. A variety of approaches, using different parameter combinations and threshold values, was used to combine individual districts and component farms into coherent groups to overcome temporal data constraints and to generate more robust production forecasting algorithms, albeit with slightly lower levels of apparent accuracy and reliability. The procedures adopted to optimise these district groupings are systematically explained. Component differences in terrain, biophysical conditions and management approaches between district groupings are used to explain differences in production outcomes and to account for apparent differences between forecast versus actual yields between districts both within and between different groups. The outcomes of this research - particularly the data acquisition and analysis procedures, empirical modeling, error assessment and adjustment techniques, and the optimisation procedures used to facilitate grouping of districts - provide a practical basis for the deployment of an operational sugar cane production forecasting and yield mapping information system to facilitate planning and logistical management of production, harvesting, transportation, processing, domestic marketing and export of sugar from northeastern Thailand. At the local and farm level, yield maps and plot based yield estimates will assist users to improve productivity by recognising, identiwing and responding to potential causes of within and between field spatial variability. However, before such an information system can be confidently deployed, additional resources will be required to obtain paired production records, spectral data fiom satellite imagery and biophysical input data over a longer period to ensure that the empirical models are operationally robust and to validate their accuracy under a wider range of conditions by comparing forecasts with actual outcomes over larger areas during the next few seasons.

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Richard, Marilyn. "Fine-mapping of a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 20 in Holstein cattle." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=80863.

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The growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) has been previously documented to be a good candidate gene for detection of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) which influences milk production in Holstein cattle. In this study, the promoter region of the GHR gene and microsatellite markers AGAL29 and BM5004 were studied. Their effects on milk yield (MY), fat yield (FY), protein yield (PY), fat percentage (FP) and protein percentage (PP) were examined. DNA was isolated from 1746 used by the artificial insemination (AI) industry representing 26 half-sibling families. Three polymorphisms in the GHR gene were genotyped (GHRAlu, GHRAcc and GHR Stu) along with both microsatellites. The markers were analyzed in a cross-family analysis. The model included a population mean, a fixed grandsire effect, a fixed allele effect and a random residual error. The data was also analyzed using a nested model in a granddaughter design to investigate a possible consistency in the allelic effect in individual families. Lastly, the data was analyzed using the haplotypes of GHRAlu and GHR Acc, using the same model as the cross-family analysis. It included an analysis of a fixed haplotype effect instead of a fixed allele effect. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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Lee, Choung Keun. "Mapping of Field Inforunation and Development of Yield Sensor for Precision Agriculture in Paddy Field." Kyoto University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/150757.

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Kyoto University (京都大学)
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新制・課程博士
博士(農学)
甲第8985号
農博第1167号
新制||農||819(附属図書館)
学位論文||H13||N3504(農学部図書室)
UT51-2001-F315
京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻
(主査)教授梅田幹雄, 教授天野高久, 教授小﨑隆
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Awad, Ashraf Fathy Said. "Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Milk Yield Traits on Bovine Chromosome 5 in the Fleckvieh Cattle." Diss., lmu, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-126921.

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Clarke, Jasper. "Quantitative trait locus mapping of oil yield and oil quality related traits in the biofuel crop Jatropha curcas." Thesis, University of York, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16007/.

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Jatropha curcas is a perennial shrub from the Euphorbiacea family. It is known for its stress resilience and high seed oil content, however little selective breeding has been carried out to fully domesticate this species. The aim of this project is to identify and map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for seed oil content, seed oil composition (oil quality), and oil yield, in order to identify loci suitable for introgression into an economically viable cultivar. In this study, an F2 population (G51xCV) consisting of 229 plants for linkage analysis, and 145 plants for QTL analysis, was used to identify and position 312 genetic markers and 8 quantitative traits onto a genetic linkage and QTL map. Over 288 short sequence repeat (SSR) markers were mined from genome sequence to complement single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from genomic and transcribed DNA. 132 of the mined SSRs were physically linked to candidate genes, leading to the mapping of a substantial portion of genes that form the seed oil biosynthetic pathway in Jatropha curcas. Integration of phenotypic datasets collected over 2 independent years, enabled the identification of 15 QTL regulating seed oil content (2QTL), seed oil composition; palmitate, stearate, oleate, linoleate content (10 QTL), seed weight (1 QTL), number of branches (1 QTL) and seed yield (1QTL). Combined PVE for these QTL accounted for between 9.34 % (palmitate content year 2) to 32.26 % (seed oil content Year 2) of observed variation. Analysis of final oil yield per plant, showed that seed yield (number of seeds) was most important for regulating oil yield in this mapping population, however seed oil content and seed weight were also important traits, highlighting that selection of both seed oil and vegetative traits are of utmost importance for optimising oil yield in Jatropha curcas.

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Korte, Hubert. "The integration of Wide Area Network Differential Global Positioning Systems (WAN-DGPS) into yield mapping on the combine harvester." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285322.

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Brogi, Cosimo [Verfasser], and Johan Alexander [Akademischer Betreuer] Huisman. "Geophysics-based soil mapping for improved modelling of spatial variability in crop growth and yield / Cosimo Brogi ; Betreuer: Johan Alexander Huisman." Stuttgart : Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Stuttgart, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1205315969/34.

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Belicuas, Pedro Radi. "Estudo da herança dos caracteres stay-green, produção e seus componentes em milho utilizando o delineamento III e mapeamento de QTL." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-11032009-110651/.

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A cultura do milho é uma das atividades agrícolas de maior importância no Brasil. O país é o terceiro maior produtor mundial e a produtividade média passou de 1800 kg ha-1 para 3000 kg ha-1 nos últimos 15 anos. A produção de grãos e a tolerância à seca são caracteres complexos e de difícil seleção e uma possibilidade para se aumentar a eficiência dos programas de melhoramento que visam o incremento da produção de grãos e a tolerância à seca seria através da seleção indireta para caracteres relacionados a elas como o stay-green e os componentes da produção. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar os caracteres stay-green, produção de grãos e seus componentes em milho com a finalidade de reunir informações sobre a herança desses caracteres. Para tanto foi utilizada uma população obtida pelo cruzamento das linhagens L-14-04 B e L-08- 05 F, contrastantes para diversos caracteres. Progênies F2:3 derivadas desses cruzamento foram retrocruzadas com as linhagens parentais formando dois conjuntos com 250 progênies de retrocruzamento cada. Essas progênies foram avaliadas em até seis ambientes segundo o delineamento de látice simples 10x10 para os caracteres produção de grãos (PG), e seus componentes: comprimento de espiga (CE), diâmetro de espiga (DE), número de fileiras por espiga (NFi), número de grãos por fileira (NGF) e peso de 500 grãos (P500) e para o caráter relacionado a tolerância à seca stay-green (SG). Um mapa de ligação obtido com 177 marcadores SSR foi utilizado para mapear QTL para esses caracteres em cada uma das populações de retrocruzamento através da metodologia de mapeamento por intervalo composto expandido para múltiplos ambientes (mCIM). Os efeitos genéticos aditivos e de dominância para cada QTL mapeado foram obtidos por meio de contrastes entre os efeitos dos QTL mapeados nas duas populações de retrocruzamento. Foram mapeados 217 QTL para os sete caracteres avaliados sendo alguns desses de maior efeito, estáveis através dos diversos ambientes e co-localizados com QTL para outras características, o que os tornam bons candidatos para seleção assistida por marcadores moleculares. O grande número de QTL mapeados nesse estudo confirma não só a complexidade desses caracteres como também o poder de detecção do método de mapeamento (mCIM) e do delineamento utilizado nesse estudo (delinemento III).
Maize is one of the most important agricultural activities in Brazil. The country is the third largest world producer and the yield rose from 1800 kg ha-1 to 3000 kg ha-1 in the last 15 years. The grain yield and drought tolerance are complex traits, difficult to select. A possibility to increase the efficiency of breeding programs that aims to improve the grain yield and drought tolerance would be through indirect selection for traits related to them as the stay-green and yield components. The aim of this work was to study the characters stay-green, yield and its components in maize in order to gather information on the inheritance of these characters. For this purpose it was used a population obtained by crossing the lines L-14-04 B and L-08-05 F, contrasting to several traits. Progenies F2:3 from this cross were derived from backcrosses to the parental lines forming two sets of backcross progeny with 250 each. These progenies were evaluated in up to six environments according to the simple lattice design 10x10 for grain yield (PG), and their components: ear length (CE), ear diameter (DE), number of rows per ear (NFI), number of grains per row (NGF), weight of 500 grains (P500) and the drought tolerance related trait stay-green (SG). A linkage map obtained with 177 SSR markers were used to map QTL for these traits in each backcross population through the methodology of composite interval mapping expanded to multiple environments (mCIM). The additive and dominance genetic effects for each mapped QTL were obtained by means of contrasts between effects of QTL mapped in the two backcross populations. Two hundred seventeen QTL were mapped for seven traits evaluated, some of these are of mayor effect, stable through the various environments and co-located with QTL for other characteristics, what make them good candidates for molecular marker assisted selection. The large number of QTL mapped in this study confirms not only the complexity of these characters but also the detection power of the mapping method (mCIM) and of the design used in this study (design III).

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Schönhals, Elske Maria [Verfasser], and Christiane [Akademischer Betreuer] Gebhardt. "Identifying novel diagnostic SNP markers for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber starch and yield by association mapping / Elske Maria Schönhals. Gutachter: Christiane Gebhardt." Köln : Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1054420394/34.

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Vargas, Juan Jose Quiros. "Multispectral aerial images to phenotype yield potential and tree inventory mapping: case studies in dry pea (Pisum sativum) and apple (Malus domestica) nursery." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11152/tde-28022018-180550/.

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Field data collection involves time and money consuming processes, additionally carrying possible measurement errors. With the technological advance in the last years, low cost remote sensing tools have emerged to facilitate procedures for in-field measurements, being one of the most known techniques the use of multispectral cameras coupled to RPA. These tools are complemented by the implementation of procedures in GIS and image-processing software, from which are developed methodologies leading to extract target values from a certain original set of data. In this work, multispectral images were used in two case studies: (1) for yield estimation in pea plots for breeding research, and (2) for plant counting in an apple nursery planted directly on the soil; both fields are located in Washington State, USA. In the first case, a reliable and replicable methodology for yield estimation was created as a high throughput phenotyping technique; while in the second case an algorithm capable of identifying the number of apple plants with more than 95% accuracy was developed. In both studies, remote sensing is used as an efficient and practical way to improve field operations under the specified conditions of each case.
A coleta de dados de campo envolve processos de grande consumo em tempo e dinheiro, ademais de levar o risco de possíveis erros de medição. Com o avanço tecnológico nos últimos anos, surgiram ferramentas de sensoriamento remoto de baixo custo para facilitar procedimentos de medição em campo, sendo uma das técnicas mais conhecidas o uso de câmeras multiespectrales acopladas a um ARP. Essas ferramentas são complementadas pela implementação de procedimentos em programas SIG e de processamento de imagens, a partir dos quais são desenvolvidas metodologias que visam extrair valores alvo desde um determinado conjunto original de dados. Neste trabalho, foram utilizadas imagens multiespectrais no desenvolvimento de dois estudos de caso: (1) para estimativa de produtividade em parcelas para pesquisa de ervilha, e (2) para contagem de plantas em um viveiro de maçã plantado diretamente no solo; ambos os campos localizados no estado de Washington, EUA. No primeiro caso, foi criada uma metodologia confiável e replicável para estimativa de produtividade como técnica de fenotipagem de alto rendimento; enquanto no segundo caso, foi desenvolvido um algoritmo capaz de identificar o número de plantas de maçã com mais de 95% de exatidão. Em ambos os estudos, o sensoriamento remoto é usado como uma ferramenta eficiente e prática na melhora de operações de campo.

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Barbieri, Vitor Hugo Barbosa. "Mapeamento de QTL em testecrosses de milho doce com diferentes testadores e ambientes." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-23062010-091142/.

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Um dos principais desafios do melhoramento de milho doce é aumentar a eficiência da seleção para produtividade e qualidade dos grãos. Uma das formas de aumentar essa eficiência é a utilização de marcadores moleculares para auxiliar a seleção nos programas de melhoramento. Para isso, o estudo da herança por meio do mapeamento de QTL é uma ferramenta importante para o conhecimento da base genética dos caracteres e para gerar informações que possam ser utilizadas na seleção assistida por marcadores moleculares. O presente estudo teve como objetivo mapear QTL em testecrosses de milho doce para produção de grãos, seus componentes e caracteres de qualidade, e avaliar o efeito de diferentes testadores e ambientes no mapeamento de QTL. Para tanto, foi utilizada uma população obtida do cruzamento entre as linhagens B532 e B605 do mesmo grupo heterótico e contrastantes para diversos caracteres. Duzentas e cinqüenta e seis progênies F4:5 foram genotipadas com marcadores moleculares SNP para a construção do mapa genético. Posteriormente, essas progênies foram cruzadas com os testadores A36 e A17 de um grupo heterótico distinto do grupo da população. Os testecrosses obtidos foram avaliados em dois ambientes, Uberlândia, MG, e Itatiba, SP, em látices simples 16 x 16. Os caracteres avaliados foram produção de grãos (PG), número de fileiras de grãos (NF), comprimento de espiga (CE), diâmetro de espiga (DE), comprimento de grãos (CG), coloração de grãos (CL), maciez de grãos (MC) e doçura de grãos (DÇ). O método de mapeamento por intervalo composto expandido para múltiplos ambientes (mCIM) foi utilizado para mapear QTL e detectar a interação QTL x ambiente. Foram mapeados 116 QTL, sendo 21 para PG, 17 para NF, 22 para CE, 14 para DE, 12 para CG, 11 para CL, 11 para MC e 8 para DÇ. Com exceção de 2 QTL para NF que explicaram 12,19% e 10,03% e de 1 QTL para CE que explicou 10,48%, todos os outros explicaram menos de 10% da variância fenotípica. Considerando todos os caracteres, 91% dos QTL mapeados foram específicos para cada testador, evidenciando uma elevada interação QTL x testador. Dos 116 QTL mapeados apenas 22 apresentaram interação QTL x ambiente, indicando que houve baixa interação QTL x ambiente. Dessa forma, a maioria dos caracteres de importância econômica em milho doce foi controlada por muitos QTL de baixos efeitos na variação fenotípica, os quais apresentaram uma elevada interação QTL x testador e uma reduzida interação QTL x ambiente. O elevado número de QTL controlando os caracteres e a elevada interação QTL x testador mostram a complexidade da aplicação da seleção assistida no melhoramento de milho doce.
One of the main challenges in sweet corn breeding is to improve the efficiency of selection for grain yield and quality traits. The use of molecular markers would be a way to increase the selection efficiency in breeding programs. QTL mapping is an important tool for understanding the genetic basis of the traits and to generate information that can be used in marker assisted selection. This study aimed to map QTL in sweet corn testecrosses for grain yield, its components and quality traits, and evaluate the effect of different testers and environments in QTL mapping. For this study a population was obtained by crossing lines B532 and B605, from the same heterotic group and contrasting for different traits. Two hundred and fifty-six F4:5 progenies were genotyped with SNP markers for the construction of the genetic map. Subsequently, these progenies were crossed with the testers A36 and A17 from a different heterotic group than the population. The obtained testecrosses were evaluated in two environments, Uberlândia, MG, e Itatiba, SP, in a simple lattice design 16 x 16. The traits evaluated were: grain yield (PG); number of rows (NF); ear length (CE); ear diameter (DE); kernel depth (CG), kernel color (CL); kernel tenderness (MC) and kernel sweetness (DÇ). The composite interval mapping extended to multiple environments (mCIM) was used to map QTL and to detect the QTL x environment interaction. One hundred and sixteen QTL were mapped; with 21 for PG, 17 for NF, 22 for CE, 14 for DE, 12 for CG, 11 for CL, 11 for MC and 8 for DÇ. With the exception of 2 QTL for NF which explained 12%,19% and 10,03% and by 1 QTL for CE which explained 10,48%, all the others explained less than 10% of the phenotypic variance. Considering all of the traits, 91% of the mapped QTL were specific to each tester, indicating a high QTL x tester interaction. Out of the 116 QTL mapped, only 22 showed significant QTL x environment interaction, indicating that there was a small QTL x environment interaction. Thus, most traits of economic importance in sweet corn seem to be controlled by many QTL with small effects, which showed a large QTL x tester interaction and a small QTL x environment interaction. The large number of QTL controlling the traits and the large QTL x tester interactions demonstrate the complexity of the implementation of marker assisted selection in sweet corn breeding.

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Ting, Ngoot Chin. "Construction of high density genetic linkage maps and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with yield components and fatty acid composition in oil palm." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52227/.

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The African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a highly valued oil producing perennial crop with a productive lifespan of about 25 years. Although benefiting from a long productivity period, oil palm genetic improvement is a slow and tedious process which requires between 10 to 12 years to complete one selection cycle. As such, marker-assisted selection (MAS) is an invaluable tool for yield improvement in oil palm. In particular, MAS could be used to facilitate efforts to increase the unsaturated fatty acid content of palm oil by introgression of desired alleles from the American species, E. oleifera which produces highly unsaturated oil. In order to help achieve this, high density genetic linkage maps were constructed for a commercial Deli dura (maternal) x Yangambi pisifera (paternal) breeding population (P2) and a Colombian E. oleifera (maternal) x Nigerian E. guineensis (paternal) interspecific hybrid population (OxG). The P2 and OxG mapping populations were screened with approximately 700 oil palm SSR primer-pairs and genotyped with a 4.5K customized oil palm SNP array to identify informative markers. The P2 and OxG populations consisted of 87 and 108 palms, respectively. Genetic linkage maps were first constructed for the individual parental palms of the mapping populations and followed by integration of the two parental maps. A P2 integrated map with 1,331 markers spanning 1,867 cM over the 16 linkage groups was constructed, representing the 16 chromosome pairs in oil palm. This study for the first time reports the genetic map for the Colombian E. oleifera, although the map only comprises of ten linkage groups with 65 markers spanning 471 cM. The Colombian E. oleifera map was also successfully integrated with the Nigerian E. guineensis parental map, resulting in a partial integrated map for OxG. The genetic maps and the available phenotypic data were successfully used to identify 22 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with various yield components (YC) in the P2 population and 12 QTLs for fatty acid composition (FAC) in the OxG population. The QTLs identified for FAC include the total unsaturation levels via iodine value (IV), myristic (C14:0), palmitic (C16:0), palmitoleic (C16:1), stearic (C18:0), oleic (C18:1) and linoleic (C18:2) acids. On the P2 integrated map, QTLs for YC were associated with mean bunch number (MBN), mean fruit weight (MFW), oil/bunch ratio (OTB), oil/wet mesocarp ratio (OTWP), oil/dry mesocarp ratio (OTDP), mean mesocarp weight (MPW), wet mesocarp weight (WPWT), kernel yield (KY), mean kernel weight (MKW), mean shell weight (MSW), shell to fruit (STF), total oil (TOT), oil yield (OY) and dry mesocarp weight (DPWT). The closely linked markers demonstrated significant allelic effects associated with the YC and FAC phenotypes analysed. The genetic effects (estimated by G Model) for the identified QTLs can be ranked from high for C16:0, C18:1 and IV (ranging from 2.16 – 2.46) to medium for OTWP, DPWT, MPW, WPWT, OTB, MFW, OTDP, MBN and STF (0.50 – 2.14) and low (< 0.5) for KY, MKW, MSW, C18:2, C18:0, C16:1 and C14:0. The three major QTLs for C16:0, C18:1 and IV were also successfully cross-mapped on two interspecific BC2 populations, which adds confidence on the association of the markers with the traits concerned and reflecting their potential utility in a MAS programme. This study also identified candidate regulatory genes and transcription factors (TFs) within the QTL confidence intervals by aligning to the oil palm (EG5) genome build. A set of five candidate genes (HIBCH, PATE/FATB, BASS2, LACS4 and DGAT1) and a TF (WRI1) were identified within the QTL confidence interval associated with genetic effects for C16:0, C18:1, C14:0, C18:0 and IV in LGOT1, which was supported by the significant differential expression patterns observed for the candidate genes and TF in RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) experiments. The RNA-seq and qRT-PCR experiments included palms from OxG and two independent interspecific backcross populations. Clear differential expression patterns were observed for some of the genes and their putative isoforms, which requires further validation in future studies. The high-density SNP and SSR-based genetic maps developed in this study have greatly improved marker density and genome coverage in comparison with the first reference map based on AFLP, RFLP and SSR markers. The improved maps with reduced gap between markers were aligned to the EG5 genome build, which proved useful for mining of candidate genes associated with the QTLs from the targeted regions. The closely linked markers and candidate genes associated with FAC and YC provide a good starting point for other genetic improvement studies in oil palm including whole genome association mapping studies. The candidate gene approach as used in the present study is useful for identifying the potential causal genes linked to QTLs. Finally, the markers closely linked to specific traits, specially IV, C16:0 and C18:1, MFW, MPW and OTDP have great potential and should be prioritized for further validation in the effort towards their adoption for MAS to introduce greater unsaturation and improve oil yield in commercial oil palm.

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au, J. Zhang@murdoch edu, and Jing Juan Zhang. "Water deficit in bread wheat: Characterisation using genetic and physiological tools." Murdoch University, 2009. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090227.120256.

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Under terminal water deficit, the impact of stem carbohydrate remobilization has greater significance because post-anthesis assimilation is limited, and grain growth depends on translocation of carbohydrate reserves. The working hypothesis of this thesis is that increases in stem carbohydrates facilitate tolerance to terminal drought in wheat. The goals of this thesis are to examine this hypothesis using physiological and genetic tools; identify genes that are related to QTL for stem carbohydrate; work with wheat and barley breeders to integrate findings into the breeding program of the Department of Agricultural and Food Western Australia. The physiological data of three drought experiments (two years in a glasshouse and one year in the field) suggested the maximum level of stem water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) is not consistently related to grain weight, especially, under water deficit. The patterns of WSC accumulation after anthesis differed depending on variety and suggested that WSC degradation and translocation have different genetic determinants. Most of the carbohydrates in stem WSC in wheat are fructans. Because 1-FEH gene was an important gene in fructan degradation, the three copies of this gene (1-FEH w1, 1-FEH w2 and 1-FEH w3) were isolated from the respective genomes of bread wheat. In addition, the genes were mapped to chromosome locations and coincided with QTL for grain weight. The results of gene expression studies show that 1-FEH w3 had significantly higher levels in the stem and sheath which negatively corresponded to the level of stem WSC in two wheat varieties in both water-deficit and well-watered treatments. Strikingly, the 1-FEH w3 appeared to be activated by water deficit in Westonia but not in Kauz. The results suggest that stem WSC level is not, on its own, a reliable criterion to identify potential grain yield in wheat exposed to water deficit during grain filling. The expression of 1-FEH w3 may provide a better indicator when linked to instantaneous water use efficiency, osmotic potential and green leaf retention, and this requires validation in field grown plants. In view of the location of the contribution to grain filling of stem WSC, this is a potential candidate gene contributing to grain filling. The numerous differences of intron sequences of 1-FEH genes would provide more opportunities to find markers associated with the QTL. A new FEH gene was partially isolated from Chinese Spring and the sequence was closely related to 1-FEH genes. This gene, FEH w4, was mapped to 6AS using Chinese Spring deletion bin lines. The polymorphism of this gene was found between different bread varieties using PCRs and RFLPs, and this allowed the gene to be mapped to two populations of Hanxuan 10 × Lumai 14 and Cranbrook × Halberd. In the population of Hanxuan 10 × Lumai 14, it was close to SSR marker xgwm334 and wmc297 where the QTL of thousand grain weight and grain filling efficiency were located. This result indicated this gene might be another possible candidate gene for grain weight and grain filling in wheat.

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Ferreira, Mônica Christina. "Mapeamento associativo e estrutura populacional em germoplasma exótico de soja." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-08012016-095541/.

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A soja é uma das culturas mais importantes do mundo, além de ser a principal comodity brasileira. Entretanto apesar dos ganhos crescentes de produtividade a base genética da cultura no país é estreita. Sendo assim, é importante a identificação e caracterização de fontes de variabilidade para os programas de melhoramento de soja. Dado o exposto, os objetivos deste estudo foram i) avaliação da produtividade de grãos e caracteres agronômicos correlacionados; ii) caracterização da diversidade fenotípica; iii) caracterização da diversidade genética e estrutura de populações; e iv) mapeamento associativo para produtividade de grãos. Os acessos foram fenotipados nos anos agrícolas de 2012/2013 e 2013/2014, em cinco ambientes. As características avaliadas foram: altura da planta na maturidade, período de granação, valor agronômico, acamamento, massa de cem sementes, número de dias para a maturidade, inserção da primeira vagem, altura da planta no florescimento, teor de óleo e produtividade de grãos. A análise dos dados fenotípicos foi feita pelo software SELEGEN utilizando modelos mistos, e a árvore de regressão para identificação dos caracteres correlacionados foi feita pelo software JMP SAS. A diversidade fenotípica foi feita a partir de todas as características avaliadas anteriormente utilizando três tipos de análises: os métodos de agrupamento de Ward e Average Linkage no software Power Marker, e pela análise de componentes principais no software JMP SAS. A genotipagem dos acessos foi realizada pelo Axiom® Soybean Genotyping Array contendo 10017 SNPs polimórficos para os acessos genotipados. A partir dos dados de marcadores foi feita a caracterização da diversidade genética pelo software Power Marker. Além disso, foram realizadas análises de estrutura de população pelo software STRUCTURE e pelo pacote do R, adegenet. A análise de associação foi efetuada pelo software TASSEL, utilizando o modelo misto MLM (Q+K). Duas abordagens foram utilizadas na análise de associação, a primeira utilizando as médias fenotípicas ajustadas para BLUP dos cinco ambientes e a segunda utilizando apenas as médias de cada local individualmente. Na análise fenotípica os acessos Dowling, PI 417563, PI200526, PI 377573 e PI 159922, apresentaram boa produtividade de grãos nos cincos ambientes avaliados. A caracterização molecular e fenotípica da diversidade indicou a presença de variabilidade genética no painel de acessos avaliados. Além disso, foi possível a identificação de dois grupos (k=2) em ambas as análises de estrutura da população utilizadas. No mapeamento associativo, foram detectadas sete associações marcador-característica com p<0,001 e com correção para múltiplos testes q<0,1. Dentre estas, quatro foram significativas no modelo de análise conjunta dos cinco ambientes e para o ambiente dois. As demais associações foram significativas somente para este último local.
Soybean is one of the most important crops in the world, and is Brazil\'s main commodity. However despite growing yield gains the genetic basis of culture in the country is narrow. Therefore, the identification and characterization of sources of variability for soybean breeding programs is important. On this basis, the objectives of this study were i) assessment of grain yield and agronomic traits correlated; ii) characterization of the phenotypic diversity; iii) characterization of genetic diversity and population structure; and iv) associative mapping for grain yield. The inbred lines were phenotyped in the agricultural years of 2012/2013 and 2013/2014, in five environments. The traits evaluated were: plant height at maturity, fruit filling period, agronomic value, lodging, mass of hundred seeds, number of days to maturity, first pod, plant height at flowering, oil content and grain yield. The analysis of phenotypic data was made by SELEGEN software using mixed models, and regression tree for identification of correlated traits was made by JMP SAS software. The phenotypic diversity was made from all the features previously evaluated using three types of analysis: the Ward clustering methods and Average Linkage from the Power Marker software, and the principal component analysis in SAS JMP software. Genotyping was performed by Axiom® Soybean Genotyping Array containing 10017 polymorphic SNPs genotyped for the soybean lines. From the markers data was taken the genetic diversity analysis by Power Marker software. In addition, population structure analysis was performed by Structure software and the R package, adegenet. The association analysis was performed by TASSEL software using the mixed model MLM (Q + K). Two approaches were used in the association analysis, the first using the phenotypic average adjusted to BLUP values for the five enviroments and the second one using only the means of each site individually. In the phenotypic analysis the lines: Dowling, PI 417563, PI200526, PI 377573 and PI 159922 showed good grain yield in the five evaluated environments. The molecular and phenotypic characterization of diversity indicated the presence of geneticvariability in the inbreed lines. Moreover, it was possible to identify two groups (k = 2) in both population structure analysis used. In the associative mapping, were detected seven markertrait associations with p <0.001 and with correction for multiple tests q <0.1. Among these, four were significant in the pooled analysis model with five environments and at the individually environment two. The other variables were significant only for the latter location.

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Vallentin, Claudia [Verfasser], Birgit [Akademischer Betreuer] Kleinschmit, Birgit [Gutachter] Kleinschmit, Hermann [Gutachter] Kaufmann, and Christopher [Gutachter] Conrad. "Remote sensing for precision agriculture : yield mapping and delineation of management zones with multispectral satellite imagery and GIS data / Claudia Vallentin ; Gutachter: Birgit Kleinschmit, Hermann Kaufmann, Christopher Conrad ; Betreuer: Birgit Kleinschmit." Berlin : Technische Universität Berlin, 2021. http://d-nb.info/122843199X/34.

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Câmara, Tassiano Maxwell Marinho. "Mapeamento de QTLs de caracteres relacionados à tolerância ao estresse hídrico em milho tropical." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-04042007-145739/.

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Caracteres relacionados à tolerância ao estresse hídrico e correlacionados à produção de grãos têm sido considerados em programas de melhoramento de milho em função dos insucessos obtidos na seleção direta para produção de grãos sob estresse hídrico. O objetivo deste trabalho foi mapear QTLs de caracteres relacionados à tolerância ao estresse hídrico, estimar seus efeitos genéticos, e estudar a interação QTL por ambientes em duas populações de milho tropical. Duzentas e cinqüenta e seis progênies F2:3 de cada uma das duas populações, denominadas posteriormente U e D, foram avaliadas no delineamento em látice simples 16 x 16 em nove ou sete ambientes. As parcelas foram uma fileira de 4,0 m de comprimento, espaçadas entre si por 0,8 m, e 0,2 m entre plantas (62.500 plantas ha-1). Os caracteres avaliados foram produção de grãos com 15% de umidade dos grãos (PG), prolificidade (PROL), florescimento feminino (FF), florescimento masculino (FM), intervalo entre florescimentos (IF), número de ramificações do pendão (NRP) e stay-green (SG). Para o mapeamento de QTLs foi utilizado o mapeamento por intervalo composto expandido para múltiplos ambientes. Em ambas populações foi detectada variância genética para todos os caracteres. Produção de grãos apresentou correlação genética significativa nas populações D e U com PROL (0,88 e 0,79), e FF (-0,44 e -0,76); PG também foi geneticamente correlacionado com FM (-0,74) na população U, e com SG (-0,50) na população D. Vinte e quatro, 19, 16, 14, 15, 12 e 20 QTLs foram mapeados na população D, e 17, 22, 34, 28, 17, 26 e 33 QTLs foram mapeados na população U para PG, PROL, IF, FF, FM, NRP e SG, respectivamente. Os QTLs foram distribuídos por todos os 10 cromossomos, mas um menor número de QTLs foi mapeado nos cromossomos 6, 7, 9 e 10 em ambas populações. QTLs para diferentes caracteres foram mapeados em posições coincidentes para várias regiões genômicas em ambas populações. Cerca de 90% dos QTLs mapeados apresentaram pequenos efeitos genéticos, cada um explicando menos de 5% da variância fenotípica dos caracteres. A variância fenotípica total explicada pelos QTLs variou de 32,17% (FF) a 64,55% (FM) na população D, e de 41,70% (PG) a 69,30% (IF) na população U. O grau médio de dominância variou de dominância parcial a sobredominância na população D, enquanto na população U a sobredominância foi o grau médio de dominância para a maioria dos caracteres. Para todos os caracteres a maioria dos QTLs interagiu significativamente com os ambientes em ambas populações. Os QTLs com efeitos mais pronunciados foram, em geral, mais estáveis entre ambientes. Esses QTLs estáveis foram previamente relatados em outras populações sugerindo que eles também poderiam ser mais estáveis entre germoplasmas. QTLs estáveis poderiam ser úteis em estratégias de seleção assistida por marcadores para desenvolver híbridos de milho com alta produtividade e com baixa redução na produção de grãos sob estresse hídrico.
Traits related to moisture stress tolerance and correlated to grain yield have been considered in maize breeding programs because direct selection for grain yield under moisture stress has been unsuccessful. The objectives of this paper were to map QTLs of traits related to moisture stress tolerance, to estimate their genetic effects, and to study the QTL by environment interaction in two tropical maize populations. Two hundred and fifty-six F2:3 progenies from each of the two populations, thereafter named U and D, were evaluated in 16 x 16 simple lattice designs at nine or seven environments. Plots were one row 4.0 m long, 0.8 m spaced apart, and 0.20 m between plants (62,500 plants ha-1). The traits were recorded on grain yield at 15% grain moisture (GY), prolificacy (PRO), days to silk extrusion (SD), days to anthesis (AD), anthesis-silking interval (ASI), number of tassel branches (TB), and stay-green (SG). The composite interval mapping extended to multiple environments was used to map QTLs. Significant genetic variances were detected for all traits in both populations. Grain yield showed significant genetic correlations in populations D and U with PRO (0.88 and 0.79), and SD (-0.44 and -0.76); GY was also genetically correlated with SD (-0.74) in population U, and with SG (-0.50) in population D. Twenty-four, 19, 16, 14, 15, 12, and 20 QTLs were mapped in population D, and 17, 22, 34, 28, 17, 26, and 33 QTLs were mapped in population U for GY, PRO, ASI, SD, AD, TB, and SG, respectively. The QTLs were distributed along the 10 chromosomes, but a lower number of QTLs was mapped in both populations in chromosomes 6, 7, 9, and 10. QTLs for different traits were mapped in the same positions for several genomic regions in both populations. About 90% of the QTLs mapped presented lower genetic effects, each explaining less than 5% of the phenotypic variance of the traits. The total phenotypic variance explained by the QTLs ranged from 32.17% (SD) to 64.55% (AD) in population D, and from 41.70% (GY) to 69.30% (ASI) in population U. The average level of dominance ranged from partial dominance to overdominance in population D, but in population U overdominance was the average level of dominance for most of the traits. For all traits most of the QTLs interacted significantly with environments in both populations. The QTLs with larger effects were, in general, more stable across environments. These stable QTLs were previously reported in other populations suggesting that they could also be more stable across germplasms. Stable QTLs could be useful in marker-assisted selection strategies to develop high yielding maize hybrids with low grain yield decrease under moisture stress.

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Chaves, Luciana Gonçalves. "Mapeamento e congruência de QTL para teor de óleo, produção de grãos e seus componentes em milho." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-11092013-152951/.

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O principal desafio para o desenvolvimento de híbridos contendo alto teor de óleo é a correlação negativa entre este caráter e a produção de grãos. O conhecimento da herança do caráter teor de óleo e da produção de grãos e seus componentes conjuntamente podem auxiliar a condução de programas de melhoramento que visam ao desenvolvimento de genótipos produtivos e com alto teor de óleo. Assim, os objetivos desta pesquisa foram: estimar parâmetros genéticos; mapear QTL e a congruência destes para os caracteres teor de óleo (OL), produção de grãos (PG) e seus componentes. Duzentas e cinquenta e seis progênies F2:3 obtidas do cruzamento de duas linhagens endogâmicas contrastantes para teor de óleo foram avaliadas em experimentos com repetições. O mapeamento de QTL foi realizado considerando um mapa genético com 139 marcadores microssatélites e mapeamento por intervalo composto expandido para múltiplos ambientes (mCIM). As estimativas de variância genética de progênies e coeficientes de herdabilidade diferiram de zero para todos os caracteres. Os coeficientes de herdabilidade apresentaram magnitudes elevadas para todos os caracteres. A estimativa de variância progênies por ambientes foi significativa para PG e seus componentes. As correlações entre OL e os caracteres PG e seus componentes não foram significativas. Os caracteres prolificidade (PROL), diâmetro de espiga (DE), profundidade de grãos (PFG), comprimento de espiga (CE) e número de grãos por fileira (NGF) apresentaram valores altos de coeficientes de correlação com PG. Foram mapeados 13 QTL para OL, 16 para PG, 17 para PROL, 12 para peso de 500 grãos (P500), 19 para CE e para DE, 18 para PFG, 15 para número de filerias NFI e 13 para NGF. Os QTL não estão uniformemente distribuídos ao longo do genoma para OL e a maioria dos componentes da produção. O grau médio de dominância foi de dominância parcial para PG, dominância para PROL e P500 e sobredominância para OL, CE, DE, PFG, NFI e NGF. A maioria dos QTL mapeados para PG e seus componentes interagiu significativamente com ambientes, indicando que experimentos conduzidos em vários locais e anos são necessários para identificar genótipos e QTL estáveis. A proporção da variância genética explicada pelos QTL foi de 52,22% para OL, 42,49% para PG e para seus componentes variou de 25,69% para NGF a 55,03% para PROL. Foram identificadas 34 regiões genômicas contendo QTL mapeados para os diferentes caracteres, não sendo, portanto identificadas regiões congruentes entre OL e PROL. A maioria dos QTL foi mapeada em regiões genômicas distintas, indicando que é possível aumentar o teor de óleo e a produção de grãos simultaneamente, utilizando os QTL independentes. Os resultados obtidos indicam que o desenvolvimento de híbridos produtivos com alto teor de óleo pode ser obtido por retrocruzamento assistido por marcadores envolvendo OL, PG e seus componentes e, devido ao reduzido número de QTL estáveis para a PG e seus componentes, os programas de melhoramento devem ser direcionados para regiões específicas.
The main challenge for the development of hybrids with high oil content is a negative correlation between this trait and grain yield. The knowledge of the inheritance of kernel oil content and grain yield and its components together can assist breeding programs for the development of productive genotypes with high oil content. The objectives of this research were to: estimate genetic parameters, map QTL and their congruence to oil content (OC), grain yield (GY) and its components. Two-hundred and fifty-six F2:3 progenies obtained from the cross between two inbred lines contrasting for oil content were evaluated in experiments with repetitions. The QTL mapping was performed considering a genetic map with 139 microsatellites markers and the multiple-environment composite interval mapping analysis (mCIM). Estimates of genetic variances of progenies and heritability coefficients differed significantly from zero for all traits. The heritability coefficients showed high magnitudes for all traits. The estimate of progenies by environments variance was significant for GY and for yield components. The correlations between the OC, GY and its components were not significant. The traits prolificacy (PROL), ear diameter (ED), kernel depth (KD), ear length (EL) and kernels per row number (KRN) showed high values of correlation coefficients with GY. Thirteen QTL were mapped for OC, 16 for GY, 17 for PROL, 12 to 500 kernels weight (W500), 19 for EL and for ED, 18 for kernel depth (KD), 15 for row number per ear (RN) and 13 for KRN. The QTL are not evenly distributed in the genome for OC and most of yield components. The average level of dominance was partial dominance for GY, dominance for PROL and W500 and overdominance for OC, EL, ED, KD, RN and KRN. Most of QTL mapped for GY and its components interacted significantly with environments, indicating that the experiments conducted in several locations and years are required to identify genotypes and QTL stable. The proportion of genetic variance explained by all QTL was 52.22% for OC, 42.49% for GY and for its components ranged from 25.69% for KRN to 55.03% for PROL. We identified 34 genomic regions containing QTL mapped for different traits, and therefore, we did not identify congruent regions between OC and PROL. Most of QTL were mapped in different genomic regions, indicating the possibility to increasing oil content and yield simultaneously, using the independent QTL. The results indicate that the development of high-oil hybrid with high yields can be obtained by marker-assisted backcrossing involving OC, GY and its components and due to the small number of stable QTL for GY and its components, the breeding programs should be directed towards specific areas.

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Barrios, Sanzio Carvalho Lima. "Interação QTL por ambientes para produção de grãos e seus componentes em uma população de milho tropical." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11137/tde-14122010-080440/.

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A interação QTL por ambientes (QE) têm sido relatada como uma das principais causas de insucesso da seleção assistida por marcadores moleculares (SAM). Estudos que visam o melhor entendimento da interação QE podem contribuir para o aumento da eficiência dos programas de SAM. O objetivo deste trabalho foi mapear QTL para produção de grãos (PG), prolificidade (PROL), peso de 500 grãos (P500), comprimento (CE) e diâmetro de espiga (DE), profundidade de grão (PROF), número de fileiras (NFil) e de grãos por fileira (NGFil) em uma população de milho tropical, verificar a importância da interação QE para estes caracteres e avaliar a estabilidade dos efeitos genéticos dos QTL mapeados. Uma população de 256 progênies F2:3 obtida do cruzamento entre duas linhagens de grupos heteróticos distintos e contrastantes para diversos caracteres foi avaliada em 13 ambientes. Os ambientes foram alocados em grupo de ambientes utilizando um método de agrupamento e o modelo AMMI, sendo que ambos os métodos levaram a identificação de três grupos de ambientes. O mapeamento de QTL foi realizado considerando um mapa genético com 177 marcadores microssatélites e mapeamento por intervalo composto expandido para múltiplos ambientes (mCIM). As médias de grupo de ambientes para cada caráter foram utilizadas nas análises. Foram mapeados 87 QTL, sendo 9 para PG, 9 para PROL, 14 para P500, 7 para CE, 9 para DE, 14 para PROF, 17 para NFil e 8 para NGFil. A maioria dos QTL mapeados localizou-se em regiões genômicas que ainda não foram reportados QTL, tanto para germoplasma temperado quanto tropical. A interação QTL por grupo de ambientes foi significativa para PG e não significativa para os componentes de produção. Para PG, as metodologias QQE biplot e AMMI foram utilizadas para estudar a interação QE dos efeitos genéticos dos QTL. As estimativas dos efeitos aditivos e de dominância dos QTL foram influenciadas pela interação QTL por grupo de ambientes, sendo que o padrão de interação foi específico para cada efeito genético. A expressiva interação QTL por grupo de ambientes para PG e o padrão específico de interação dos efeitos genéticos dos QTL impõe desafios adicionais à incorporação da SAM nos programas de melhoramento que visam o desenvolvimento de genótipos produtivos e com estabilidade de produção.
QTL by environment (QE) interaction has been reported as one of the main reasons for the unsuccessful of marker-assisted selection (MAS). Studies aimed to a better understanding of QE interaction could contribute to increase the efficiency of MAS programs. The objectives of this study were to map QTL for grain yield (GY), prolificacy (PROL), 500 Kernels weight (W500), ear length (EL), ear diameter (ED), kernel depth (KD), row number per ear (RN) and kernels per row number (KRN) in a tropical maize population, to assess the importance of QE interaction for these traits and to evaluate the stability of the genetic effects of mapped QTL. A population of two-hundred and fifty-six progenies obtained from the cross between two inbred lines, which belong to different heterotic groups and divergent for different traits, was evaluated in 13 environments. The environments were jointed into groups using a cluster method and an AMMI model. Both methods led to the identification of three groups of environments. The QTL mapping was performed considering a genetic map with 177 microsatellites markers and the multiple-environment composite interval mapping analysis (mCIM). The means from each group of environments of each trait were used in the analyses. Eighty seven QTL were mapped: 9 for GY, 9 for PROL, 14 for W500, 7 for EL, 9 for ED, 14 for KD, 17 for RN and 8 for KRN. Most of the mapped QTL was located in genomic regions that have not been reported QTL in both temperate and tropical germplasm. The QTL by group of environments interaction was significant for GY and not significant for yield components. For GY, QQE biplot and AMMI methodologies were used to study the QE interaction of the genetic effects of the QTL. The estimates of additive and dominance effects of QTL were affected by QTL by group of environments interaction and the interaction pattern was specific for each genetic effect. The large QTL by group of environments interaction for GY and the specific interaction pattern of the genetic effects of QTL impose additional challenges for the incorporation of MAS in breeding programs that aim to develop high yielding genotypes with grain yield stability.

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Zhao, Jianyi. "QTLs for oil content and their relationships to other agronomic traits in an European x Chinese oilseed rape population." Doctoral thesis, [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2002. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=967138183.

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Paiola, Johan. "Écoulement d'un fluide à seuil dans un milieu poreux." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS031/document.

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Solides élastiques au repos, les fluides à seuil s’écoulent comme un liquide au-delà d’une certaine contrainte. Plusieurs applications industrielles concernent l’écoulement de ces fluides dans des milieux poreux. On peut citer par exemple les émulsions dans le processus de récupération du pétrole, les opérations de cimentation dans le sol, ou le nettoyage d’un sol contaminé par une boue. Pour ces applications, il est nécessaire de connaitre la pression nécessaire pour un débit voulu à la sortie du milieu poreux. Dans de tels cas, l’écoulement est perturbé par la complexité de la géométrie. Les modèles développés pour décrire la loi de Darcy supposent une loi rhéologique appliquée localement, mais ces modèles décrivent mal ce type d’écoulement. De plus, des effets complexes peuvent s’ajouter comme le glissement à la paroi ou la thixotropie. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions l’écoulement de carbopol (ETD 2050) à travers différentes géométries. Tout d’abord au rhéomètre, nous montrons que le fluide, sous certaines conditions, correspond bien à un fluide à seuil modèle. Nous démontrons que le protocole expérimental utilisé est très important et qu’un comportement thixotropique peut apparaitre s’il n’est pas respecté. Ce comportement apparait notamment lorsque le fluide reste sous le seuil, l’impact augmentant avec le temps d’attente. Ensuite, nous comparons la loi d’écoulement obtenue au rhéomètre à l’écoulement dans un canal droit obtenu par microfabrication. Nous montrons alors l’importance du glissement proche du seuil et ses conséquences sur la loi d’écoulement. Enfin nous étudions l’écoulement du carbopol dans un milieu poreux. Le milieu poreux de 5x5cm est obtenu par microfabrication. La largeur moyenne des canaux est égale à celle du canal droit. Nous avons développé une nouvelle méthode de mesure des champs de vitesse. Nous montrons l’apparition d’une chenalisation de l’écoulement à travers quelques canaux du milieu poreux. Nous comparons ensuite la loi d’écoulement du milieu poreux à celle obtenue dans le canal droit. On remarque que la vitesse d’écoulement est plus faible dans le milieu poreux que dans le canal droit
Elastic solids at rest, yield stress fluids flow like a liquid beyond a certain stress. Many industrial applications required the flow of these fluids in porous media, for example: the emulsion flow in oil recovery processes, the cementing operations in the ground, or the cleaning of sludge in a contaminated soil. For many applications, it could be interesting to know the pressure required for a desired flow rate. In such cases, the flow behavior of the fluid is complicated by the complexity of the geometry. The models developed to describe Darcy's law assume a rheological law applied locally, but these models poorly describe this type of flow. Furthermore, complex effects can be added like the wall slip or the thixotropy. In this thesis, we study the flow of carbopol (ETD 2050) through different geometries. First we show that the fluid, for some conditions, corresponds to model yield stress fluids. The experimental protocol used is very important and a thixotropic behavior can appear if it is not respected. This behavior appears especially when the fluid remains below the yield stress, the impact increases with the waiting time. We then compare the flow law obtained by rheometer in a straight channel obtained by microfabrication. We show the importance of the wall slip near the yield stress and the impact on the flow law. Finally, using a new method to measure the velocity fields developed during this thesis, we study the flow of carbopol in a porous medium. This porous medium of 5x5cm is obtained by microfabrication. The mean width of the channels is equivalent to the one of the straight channel. We show the emergence of a channeling flow through some channels of the porous medium. We then compare the flow law of the porous medium to the one obtained in the straight channel. It can be observed that the flow rate is lower in the porous medium than in the straight channel

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Karatay, Yusuf Nadi. "Economics of nitrogen fertilization: Site-specific application, risk implications, and greenhouse gas emissions." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/21099.

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In Anbetracht des Kompromisses zwischen der Erzielung des höchsten Gewinns und der geringsten Umweltbelastung ist ein tiefes Verständnis der ökonomischen Folgen der Stickstoff (N) Düngung erforderlich. Die vorliegende Doktorarbeit liefert umfassende Einblicke in (i) die Auswirkungen des standortspezifischen N-Managements (SSNM) auf die Rentabilität und Risikominderung, (ii) die Auswirkungen von Unsicherheiten und Risikoeinflüssen auf optimale N-Düngergaben und (iii) das Potenzial und die Kosten der Vermeidung von Treibhausgas (THG) Emissionen durch N-Düngereduktion. Ein Modellierungsansatz wurde entwickelt, um die Wirkung von Ertrag und Proteingehalt, Wirtschafts- und Risikoauswirkungen sowie THG-Emissionen auf die N-Düngung zu simulieren. Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit zeigen, dass SSNM die Wirtschaftlichkeit verbessert, indem es eine höhere Weizenqualität und damit Preisprämien erzielt. SSNM reduziert das Risiko, die Backqualität nicht zu erreichen, und es gibt keine wesentlichen Nachteile beim Verlustrisikomanagement im Vergleich zum einheitlichen Management. Preisprämien für eine höhere Weizenqualität bieten Anreize für höhere N-Düngergaben. Prämien verflachen die Gewinnfunktion weiter, was unzureichende Argumente für eine Absenkung des N-Inputs aus der Wirtschaftlichkeitssicht liefert, selbst bei einer hohen Risikoaversion der Landwirte. Eine moderate Reduzierung der mineralischen N-Düngung kann die THG-Emissionen bei moderaten Opportunitätskosten mindern. Die THG-Vermeidung durch N-Düngereduktion in einer bestimmten Region kann unter Berücksichtigung kultur- und ertragszonenspezifischer Ertragswirkungen optimiert werden. Insgesamt liefert diese Arbeit wichtige Erkenntnisse über die Chancen und Nachteile der Anpassung der N-Düngergaben. Darüber hinaus leistet sie einen direkten Beitrag zur Identifizierung von kosten- und risikoeffizienten N-Managementoptionen und bildet die Grundlage für effektive politische Ansätze zur THG-Vermeidung durch selektive N-Düngereduktion.
Considering the tradeoff between achieving the highest profit and causing the lowest environmental impact, there is a need for a profound understanding of the economic consequences of nitrogen (N) fertilizer application. The present doctoral research provides comprehensive insights into (i) effects of site-specific N management (SSNM) on profitability and risk mitigation; (ii) impacts of uncertainties and risk implications on optimal N fertilizer rates; and (iii) potential and costs of mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by N fertilizer reduction. A modelling approach was developed to simulate the response of yield, protein, economic and risk implications, and GHG emissions to N fertilizer application. Findings of the thesis show that SSNM improves profitability by achieving higher grain quality, thus, price premiums. SSNM reduces the risk of not reaching the baking grain quality and poses no considerable disadvantage on downside risk management compared to uniform management. Price premiums for higher wheat quality provide incentives for higher N input rates. Premiums further flatten the profit function, giving insufficient arguments for lowering N input from a farm profitability perspective, even in presence of high risk aversion of farmers. Moderate reduction of mineral N fertilizer can mitigate GHG emissions at moderate opportunity costs. GHG mitigation by N fertilizer reduction in a given region can be optimized considering crop and yield-zone-specific yield responses. Overall, this thesis provides important insights on chances and drawbacks of adjusting N fertilizer rates. Moreover, it makes a direct contribution in identifying cost- and risk-efficient N management options and provides a basis for effective policy approaches to reduce GHG emissions by selective N fertilizer reduction.

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Gür, Fatih Nadi. "Plasmonic waveguides self-assembled on DNA origami templates: from synthesis to near-field characterizations." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-235762.

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Manipulating light by controlling surface plasmons on metals is being discussed as a means for bridging the size gap between micrometer-sized photonic circuits and nanometer-sized integrated electronics. Plasmonic waveguides based on metal nanoparticles are of particular interest for circumventing the diffraction limit, thereby enabling high-speed communication over short-range distances in miniaturized micro-components. However, scalable, inexpensive fine-tuning of particle assemblies remains a challenge and near-field probing is required to reveal plasmonic interactions. In this thesis, self-assembled waveguides should be produced on DNA scaffolds. DNA origami is an extremely versatile and robust self-assembly method which allows scalable production of nanostructures with a fine control of assemblies at the nanoscale. To form the plasmonic waveguides, six-helix bundle DNA origami nanotubes are used as templates for attachment of highly monodisperse and monocrystalline gold nanoparticles with an inter-particle distance of 1-2 nm. In the first part of this thesis, the effects of parameters which are involved in assembly reactions are systematically investigated. The assembly yield and binding occupancy of the gold nanoparticles are determined by an automated, high-throughput image analysis of electron micrographs of the formed complexes. As a result, unprecedented binding site occupancy and assembly yield are achieved with the optimized synthesis protocol. In addition, waveguides with different sizes of gold nanoparticles and different inter-particle distances, quantum dots attachments to the waveguides and multimerization of the waveguides are successfully realized. In the second part of this thesis, direct observation of energy transport through a self-assembled waveguide towards a fluorescent nanodiamond is demonstrated. High-resolution, near-field mapping of the waveguides are studied by electron energy loss spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy. The experimental and simulation results reveal that energy propagation through the waveguides is enabled by coupled surface plasmon modes. These surface plasmon modes are probed at high spatial and spectral resolutions. The scalable self-assembly approach presented here will enable the construction of complex, sub diffraction plasmonic devices for applications in high-speed optical data transmission, quantum information technology, and sensing
Die Manipulation des Lichts durch die Kontrolle von Oberflächenplasmonen auf metallischen Oberflächen und Nanopartikeln gilt als vielversprechende Methode zur Überbrückung der Größen-Lücke zwischen Mikrometer-großen photonischen und nanometer-großen elektronischen Schaltkreisen. Plasmonische Wellenleiter basierend auf metallischen Nanopartikeln sind vom besonderen Interesse, da sie die Umgehung des Beugungslimits und somit eine Hochgeschwindigkeitskommunikation über kurze Distanzen in immer kleiner werdenden Schaltkreisen ermöglichen könnten. Allerdings ist die skalierbare und kostengünstige Anordnung von Partikeln eine große Herausforderung und es werden Nahfelduntersuchungen benötigt um plasmonische Interaktionen detektieren zu können. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Selbstassemblierung von multi-partikel Wellenleitern auf DNA Gerüsten. Die Verwendung von DNA-Origami bietet eine äußerst vielseitige Plattform zur skalierbaren Herstellung von Nanostrukturen mittels Selbstassemblierung und ermöglicht eine präzise Kontrolle der Anordnungen im Nanobereich. Für den Aufbau der plasmonischen Wellenleiter werden DNA-Origami Nanoröhren, bestehend aus sechs Helices als Templat für die Anbindung von monodispersen und monokristallinen Goldnanopartikeln mit einem interpartikulären Abstand von 1-2 nm verwendet. Im ersten Abschnitt dieser Arbeit werden die beeinflussenden Faktoren dieser Assemblierungsreaktion systematisch untersucht. Die Ausbeute der assemblierten Strukturen und die Besetzung der Bindungsstellen werden durch eine automatisierte und effiziente Bildanalyse von Elektronenmikroskopieaufnahmen ausgewertet. Durch die Entwicklung eines optimierten Syntheseprotokolls werden bisher unerreichte Assemblierungsausbeuten ermöglicht. Zusätzlich erfolgen die experimentelle Realisierung von Strukturen mit verschieden großen Goldnanopartikeln und unterschiedlichen interpartikulären Abständen, sowie die Anbindung von Quantenpunkten an die Wellenleiter und eine Verknüpfung der assemblierten Strukturen. Der zweite Abschnitt dieser Dissertation befasst sich mit der Untersuchung des Energietransports in selbstassemblierten Wellenleitern über einen fluoreszierenden Nanodiamanten. Dazu erfolgen hochaufgelöste Nahfeldmessungen der Wellenleiter mittels Elektronenenergieverlustspektroskopie und Kathodolumineszenz-mikroskopie. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse und zusätzlich durchgeführte Simulationen bestätigen eine durch gekoppelte Oberflächenplasmonenmoden induzierte Weitergabe der Energie innerhalb des Wellenleiters. Diese Oberflächenplasmonenmoden werden bei hoher räumlicher und spektraler Auflösung untersucht. Das hier umgesetzte Konzept der Selbstassemblierung wird den Aufbau komplexer plasmonischer Geräte für Anwendungen im Bereich der optischen Hochgeschwindigkeitsdatenübertragung, der Quanteninformations-technolgie und der Sensorik ermöglichen

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Manyevere, Alen. "Evaluation and mapping of the spatial variability of soil fertility at Zanyokwe Irrigation Scheme in the Eastern Cape, South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001019.

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王鵬森. "Effective Approaches for Liquid Crystal Displays Yield Mapping." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/sg5y2k.

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Traore, Abdoulaye. "Quantitative trait locus mapping of yield and yield components in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36769.

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Higher grain yield is a key objective in barley (Hordeum vulgare. L) breeding. Despite extensive research on the genetics of yield and its components, selection for yield per se is still the most extensively employed because of negative relationships among components, modest correlations between yield and any particular component, and the additional resources required for measuring the components. The development of quantitative trait locus (QTL) detection procedures allows for an alternative approach to this issue. The objective of this investigation was to determine the biological basis of observed grain yield QTLs, with particular reference to yield components and yield-related traits. Yield and yield component traits were assessed in a population of spring barley doubled haploids from a cross of 'Steptoe' x 'Morex'. The scope of inference of the experiment was broadened by using reference QTL data sets from the multiple environment assessment of the same population. Both positive and negative relationships among yield, component, and related trait QTLs were observed. The QTL data indicate that indirect selection for yield via yield components would be ineffective. The yield QTL effects in this germplasm were largely attributable to lodging and basal internode length. Localization and interpretation of yield QTLs may be useful for studying orthologous gene expression in other germplasm and in developing multiple character selection strategies.
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Cuthbert, Janice Louise. "Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling yield and yield components in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/21231.

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Yang, Yi-Jen, and 楊毅臻. "A Study of Yield-Mapping Based Sorting Systems in a LCD Firm." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01633391085580000250.

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華梵大學
工業管理學系碩士班
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A new manufacturing process for the TFT-LCD panel has been developed under the cost reduction consideration. Traditional slicing first-bounding later method is replaced by the bounding first-slicing later method. The main problem for this method is the increase of yield loss. The bounding of two large substrates inevitably causes some defective panels bounded with good ones, hence further reduces the yield. To reduce the yield loss, the concept of yield mapping was developed. It first transfers the defects into one to one matching matrix between TFT and CF substrates, and then solves the problem as an assignment matrix. The research first explored whether the one to one matching matrix could be altered by the arrangements of TFT and CF substrates so that the solution of the assignment matrix would have certain pattern. Next using total completion time as criterion, a total of 36 sorting heuristics were developed and many simulations were conducted to test their performance. The result indicates that when the substrates are arranged according to the quadrant and the centroid methods, the solution cells of the assignment matrix are distributed around the diagonal. The research also concludes that the moving distance has relative strong influence on the selection of sorting heuristics used.

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Pin, LeeYi, and 李逸彬. "Improveing TFT-LCD production yield with Defect pattern Recognition & Cluster Mapping." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32775726688472115766.

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華梵大學
工業管理學系碩士班
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Under consideration of reducing operating cost, some TFT-LCD panel manufacturers substitute traditional break first-join later method with newer join first-break later method in their cell process. The problem with the latter approach is the unavoidable yield loss due to the joining of defective panels to the good ones. The quality loss will further cut down the yield and have tremendous impact on profitability. To reduce such loss, the research explored the possibility of using various improved “Yield Mapping” heuristics to solve the problem more efficiently. The divide and conquer concept of these heuristics is to first divide the into subgroups and then transfers the defects on TFT and CF substrates of each subgroup into an O-X matrix to form a series of smaller assignment problems and then solve them in less time. The research first explored the possibility of adjusting arrangement of substrate sequence to improve the process yield. Next, five mapping strategies were developed. For each strategy, three rules were used for further mapping those unmatched substrates. The effectiveness of the heuristics was evaluated with simulation data based on three different performance indices. The results indicate that determining the weight by summing up the defect locations on each substrate is a more consistent and better performing strategy. Keywords: Yield mapping, Mapping strategy, Neural Network, Weight mask

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楊佳翰. "TWO-PHASED META-HEURISTIC METHODS FOR THE POST-MAPPING YIELD CONTROL PROBLEM." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/p94hsj.

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國立交通大學
工業工程與管理系所
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Yield control plays an important role in the TFT-LCD manufacturing firms, and the post-mapping operation is a crucial step. The post-mapping operation combines one TFT plate and one CF plate to form a LCD. Each TFT and CF plate is divided into a number of panels. The LCD panel is acceptable only when both TFT and CF panels are good. The TFT-LCD manufacturing firms use the sorter, a kind of robot, to increase the yield for matching TFT and CF plates. Evidently, there will be a great loss if a random mapping policy is executed. In this study, we first apply two of the most popular meta-heuristic methods to solve the post-mapping problem: GA and SA. However, when the number of matched cassettes is large, the number of ways for choosing different matched objects will become so enormous that the initial population in GA (or initial solution in SA) should be selected with a proper procedure. That is, we propose a two-phased GA and SA to improve the performance of the initial population. The basic concept of phase one is to generate an efficient initial population (or initial solution). In phase one, the initial population is created based on the optimal solution to the cassette-matching problem. In phase two, we perform GA (or SA) with the initial population created in phase one. The four different heuristic algorithms are tested for the same data to compare the various ports in the post-mapping yield control problem. The result shows that proposed two-phased algorithms provide a more excellent solution than GA and SA.

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Mayfield, Kerry Lucas. "Improving Maize by QTL Mapping, Agronomic Performance and Breeding to Reduce Aflatoxin in Texas." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9255.

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Aflatoxins are potent carcinogens produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus Link:Fr and are a significant preharvest problem in maize production in Texas, the southern US, and subtropical climates. Several sources of maize germplasm are available which reduce preharvest aflatoxin accumulation, but many of these sources lack agronomic performance for direct use as a parent in commercial hybrids. Tropical germplasm is a source of both resistance to aflatoxin accumulation resistance and agronomic performance traits. The goal of this study was to investigate germplasm for traits to reduce preharvest aflatoxin accumulation. The specific objectives of this research were: 1) to validate QTL estimates previously identified in lines per se and estimate new QTL associated with reduced aflatoxin accumulations and agronomic traits; 2) to evaluate agronomic characteristics of selections from a RIL population in testcrosses at multiple locations across Texas; and (3) to release agronomically desirable germplasm sources with reduced risk to preharvest aflatoxin accumulation. A total of 96 QTLs were detected across fourteen measured traits using an RIL population of 130 individuals in testcross hybrids evaluated in five environments. Three QTL detected in per se analyses were also detected in hybrid testcrosses. Previously unreported QTL were detected on chromosomes 3, 4, 8 and 9. Within each of the two years, neither subset of the RIL testcross hybrids produced grain yields equal to commercial hybrid checks in these trials, but one testcross in 2008 produced grain yield within 10 percent of commercial check hybrids and in 2009, five RIL testcrosses produced grain yield within 17 percent of the commercial check hybrids. Although RIL testcrosses did not yield more than the commercial checks, they will be a source of germplasm for reduced aflatoxin. Improved sources of maize germplasm lines Tx736, Tx739, and Tx740 have been selected for adaptation to southern US and Texas growing environments with traits that reduce aflatoxin accumulation. Each of the lines in testcross accumulated significantly fewer aflatoxins than commercial hybrids in the trial.

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Zalapa, Juan E. "Inheritance and mapping of plant architecture and fruit yield in melon (Cucumis melo L.) /." 2005. http://www.library.wisc.edu/databases/connect/dissertations.html.

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Stevanus, Indra, and 林陽昇. "RICE CROP MAPPING AND YIELD ESTIMATION USING MULTI-TEMPORAL MODIS IMAGERY IN WEST JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/cz79t4.

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國立中央大學
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Rice is the staple food in Indonesia. Information on rice crop growing areas is useful for relevant agencies to devise better strategies to ensure security and stability of national food. The main objectives of this study are to map rice cropping systems and estimate the rice yield using normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) generated from moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) data in the northern part of West Java Province, Indonesia. This study area is one of the key rice producing regions in Indonesia. It consists of nine regencies, covering approximately 13,155 km2. The data were processed for 2008 and 2011. The methodology of this study comprises two main parts: rice crop mapping and rice yield model establishment. To map rice area, four steps need to be performed: (1) data preprocessing to construct smoothed time-series MODIS vegetation indices, including: NDVI, land surface water index (LSWI), normalized difference built-up index (NDBI); using wavelet transform, (2) image masking to eliminate non-crop areas, (3) rice crop classification using the supervised Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier, and (4) classification accuracy assessment using the ground reference data and rice area statistics. To establish a rice yield model, three steps were needed to be performed: (1) heading date NDVI extraction, (2) rice yield modeling, and (3) error analysis of rice yield model. The classification results showed that the overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient of MODIS-derived rice area in 2008 are 86.5% and 0.73 respectively, while in 2011 are 86.4% and 0.728 respectively. For rice yield estimation model established from this study, several models (one, three, five, and seven points of NDVI value in heading period) were generated and the three points rice yield model was chosen as the best model since it represent the shifted period of planting date for the farmers in the study area. The rice yield model showed high correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.72 and RMSE of 0.418 ton/ha. The study results indicated that the rice crop mapping and yield estimation model using MODIS imagery was reliable and reasonable.

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Lephuthing, Mantshiuwa Christinah. "Characterisation of South African wheat genotypes to improve nutritional quality and yield." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26895.

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Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop that provides over 20% of the global calorie intake. With the world population constantly growing, yield production must increase to meet food demands. Wheat plays a significant role on nutritional and food security especially in rural areas, however, bread wheat grains are known to be inherently deficient in micronutrients, particularly Fe and Zn, which makes them important biofortification targets. To date, South African wheat genotypes have not been explored for their nutritional micronutrient variation; hence there is a need to investigate the variation of nutritional quality and its association with yield components. Bread wheat cultivars, TugelaDN and Elands were used in this study based on their known high yield potential, resistance to insect pests and diseases as well as their good-to-excellent bread-making quality. The goal of this study was to use a doubled haploid (DH) mapping population, developed from a cross between cultivars Tugela-DN and Elands, to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS)-based markers linked to high nutritional quality and yield-related traits. This was achieved by (i) determining grain micronutrient (Fe and Zn) concentration variation in 139 lines of a DH mapping population; (ii) evaluating the mapping population for yield-related traits; (iii) determining the correlation between micronutrient and yield-related traits among the genotypes; (iv) identifying SNP GBS-based markers linked to the high minerals and yield-related traits. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant (P<0.001) differences between genotypes for all traits evaluated. A wide variation was observed for both GFeC and GZnC. The statistical analysis revealed significant variation for Zn concentration (P < 0.001) among genotypes and not significant Fe concentration. DArT-Seq was used to genotype Tugela-DN and Elands cultivars and 139 DH genotypes. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected using SNP GBS-based markers on chromosome 2D, 5B, 5D, 6A, and 6B for GZnC, and on chromosome 2D, 5B, 5D and 7D for GFeC. Most QTLs identified for GFeC and GZnC shared the genomic interval and some of them also co-located with few yield-related traits. The results of this study will contribute to breeding programmes to improve nutritional quality of bread wheat and food security of the country.
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Chi-ChaoHuang and 黃智昭. "Groundwater Recharge and Exploitative Potential Zone Mapping and Exploitable Yield in the Upstream of Kaoping River Basin." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qnswrs.

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(8797199), Blake A. Russell. "Trait Identification to Improve Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat." Thesis, 2020.

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Wheat is a major source of calories and protein for humans worldwide. Wheat is the most widely grown crop, with cultivation areas and production systems on every continent. The cultivated land area is vast because of its importance and adaptability to various environmental conditions. Global wheat production has not kept up with the growing population, provoking the need to develop new methods and techniques to increase genetic gains. The first research chapter of this Ph.D. dissertation involves performing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify and examine transferability of marker-trait associations (MTAs) across environments. I evaluated yield and yield components traits among 270 soft red winter (SRW) wheat varieties. The population consists of experimental breeding lines adapted to the Midwestern and eastern United States and developed by public university breeding programs. Phenotypic data from a two-year field study and a 45K-SNP marker dataset were analyzed by FarmCPU model to identify MTAs for yield related traits. Grain yield was positively correlated with thousand kernel weight, biomass, and grain weight per spike while negatively correlated with days to heading and maturity. Sixty-one independent loci were identified for agronomic traits, including a region that with –logP of 16.35, which explained 18% of the variation in grain yield. Using 12 existing datasets from other states and seasons, in addition to my own data, I examined the transferability of significant MTAs for grain yield and days to heading across homogenous environments. For grain yield and days to heading, I only observed 6 out of 28 MTAs to hold up across homogenous environments. I concluded that not all marker-trait associations can be detected in other environments.

In the second research chapter of this Ph.D. dissertation, I dissected yield component traits under contrasting nitrogen environments by using field-based low-throughput phenotyping. I characterized grain yield formation and quality attributes in soft red winter wheat. Using a split-block design, I studied responses of 30 experimental lines, as sub-plot, to high nitrogen and low nitrogen environment, as main-plot, for two years. Differential N environments were imposed by the application, or lack thereof, of spring nitrogen application in a field, following a previous corn harvest. In this study, I measured agronomic traits, in-tissue nitrogen concentrations, nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen harvest index and end-use quality traits on either all or subset of the germplasm. My data showed that biomass, number of spikes and total grain numbers per unit area were most sensitive to low nitrogen while kernel weight remained stable across environments. Significant genotype x N-environment interaction allowed me to select N-efficient germplasm, that can be used as founding parents for a potential breeding population specifically for low-N environments. I did this selection on the basis of superior agronomic traits and the presence of the desirable gluten quality alleles such as Glu-A1b (2*) and Glu-D1d (5+10).

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Awad, Ashraf Fathy Said [Verfasser]. "Mapping of quantitative trait loci for milk yield traits on bovine chromosome 5 in the Fleckvieh cattle / by Ashraf Fathy Said Awad." 2011. http://d-nb.info/1010299115/34.

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Long, Nigel R. "Characterisation and mapping of chromosome regions associated with improved growth and grain yield of barley on sandy soils of low fertility / by Nigel Richard Long." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21993.

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"August, 2003"
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 260-292)
v, 294 leaves : ill. (some col.), plates (col.), maps (col.) ; 30 cm.
Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture and Wine, 2003

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"Seed Coat Color in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Conditioned by the b1 Locus, its Linkage with Simple Sequence Repeat Markers (SSRs) and its Association with Flower Shape, Flower Color, Fatty Acid Profile and Grain Yield." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-01-1989.

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Previously seed coat color in flax has been used as a phenotypic marker for specialty quality traits and currently there is an increasing demand to use seed coat color in flax to market flax for human and animal nutrition uses. Seed coat color was studied to 1) understand the inheritance of seed coat color conditioned by the b1 locus, to 2) understand the relationship of other important flax traits with seed coat color as well as to 3) identify markers that are linked to seed coat color for future marker assisted selection of seed coat color. Spearman’s rank correlation and an allelism test was used to show the inheritance of the alleles at the b1 locus. Bulked segregant analysis (BSA) was used to identify putatively linked markers with the b1 locus, these were then screened on the CDC Bethune x M96006 recombinant inbred line population. Furthermore, the CDC Bethune x M96006 and CDC Bethune x USDA-ARS Crystal recombinant inbred line populations were used to identify any important flax traits that had a significant relationship with seed coat color. It was shown that seed coat color conditioned by the b1 locus was stably inherited and that b1vg and b1 are allelic to one another. The results of the BSA showed that there were 17 candidates for linkage but when these markers were screened on the population only the Lu456 from linkage group (LG) six was identified to have linkage (χ²=3.90; P<0.05) with the b1 locus. Additionally, it was shown that the b1 seed coat color allele of the b1 locus had a pleiotropic effect on flower color and flower shape and that seed coat color was associated with linolenic fatty acid content. None of the traits examined were found to be associated with the b1vg allele of this locus. These results show that the b1 locus is likely present on linkage group six, more marker coverage on linkage group six of markers that are polymorphic between the two seed coat color parents would increase the accuracy of detection. Lastly, this study showed that plant breeders should consider using the b1vg allele that conditions the variegated seed coat color to mark unique lines with important combinations of traits because it sorted independently for seed quality traits. Whereas, the yellow seed coat color conditioned by the b1 allele was found to be associated with higher linolenic fatty acid content and the semi-lethality of this allele would make it not suitable for use in parental lines.

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Maas, Bea. "Birds, bats and arthropods in tropical agroforestry landscapes: Functional diversity, multitrophic interactions and crop yield." Doctoral thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0022-5E77-5.

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Demissie, Tessema Toru. "Evaluation of carbon stock under major land use/land cover types for developing alternative land use scenarios for reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26942.

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In the dominantly small-scale subsistence agricultural system of Ethiopia, where most of the organic inputs are not returned to soil and land is not used based on its best suitability, the contribution of agriculture to climate change mitigation/adaptation through reduction of greenhouse gases emission is undermined. When this low-input agricultural practice is coupled with rugged topography, high population pressure, generally low soil fertility, and looming climate change, ensuring food and nutrition security of society as well as sustainable use of land resources is practically impossible. Under such circumstances, finding alternative land uses, through scientific investigation, that meet the triple mandates of climate-smart agriculture under current and future climate is imperative. In view of this, a study was conducted in Hades Sub-watershed, eastern Ethiopia, to evaluate the carbon stock of major land uses, evaluate suitability of land for rainfed production of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), Maize (Zea mays L.), coffee (Coffea arabica), upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.), and project biomass production of late-maturing sorghum and maize varieties under changing climate and its contribution to carbon sequestration and reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission. Soil and vegetation samples were collected following recommended procedures. Secondary data on required crop parameters were collected for model calibration and validation in the biomass projection study made using the AquaCrop v6.0 model. Climate data of the study area was obtained from the National Meteorology Agency of Ethiopia and analyzed following standard procedures. Near-century (NC) (2017-2039) and Mid-century (MC) (2040-2069) climate was projected under two emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) using four models (CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5, ICHEC-EC-Earth, MOHC-HadGEM2-ES, and MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR) and a Multi-model Ensemble. Biomass production projection, for the climate projected under the two emission scenarios using the four models and the ensemble, was made for late-maturing sorghum (Muyira-1) and maize (BH661) varieties. From the projected biomass, organic carbon and its equivalent CO2 were estimated. Furthermore, adaptation measures, involving adjusting planting dates and irrigation, under the changing climate were evaluated for their influence on biomass production under the time slices, RCPs, and models mentioned above. The carbon stock assessment study was conducted on four major land uses (cultivated, grazing, coffee agroforestry, and forest lands) identified in the study area. The land suitability assessment, using the maximum limitation method, study was conducted on four soil mapping units identified in the sub-watershed. Results indicate that total organic carbon stock (soil, litter plus live vegetation) in the sub-watershed ranged from 138.95 ton ha-1 in the crop land to 496.26 ton ha-1 in the natural forest. The soil organic carbon stock was found to be relatively higher than that of the vegetation carbon stock in the natural forest and coffee agroforestry land uses. The results of suitability evaluation revealed that the maximum current and potential (after corrective xix measures are taken) land suitability class for production of late-maturing sorghum (180-240 days cycle), maize (180-210 days crop cycle), finger millet (120 – 150 days cycle) and coffee in the sub-watershed is marginally suitable (S3c). The maximum current and potential land suitability for upland rice (120 days) is not suitable (N2c). The major permanent limiting factor is low mean temperature (14.6 C) of the growing period in the study area as compared to the optimum temperature required for optimum growth of the selected crops. The major soil and landscape limitations include steep slope, poor drainage of low-lying areas, shallow effective root zone in the upper slopes, low organic matter and available P for sorghum and maize, high pH for maize and wetness for coffee. In all the climate models and emission scenarios, minimum and maximum temperature increment is high during June-July-August-September (JJAS) compared with the other seasons. The modest rise in minimum temperature and the slight increment of maximum temperature during the crop growing seasons (February-March-April-May (FMAM) and JJAS will benefit late-maturing sorghum and maize production in the study area. For the same model, the projected biomass yield and organic carbon sequestration of the two crop varieties varied with time slice and the type of emission scenario used. Generally, increasing biomass production and carbon sequestration were projected for Mid-century (MC) than Near-century (NC) for most of the models used. Late planting would increase sorghum biomass yield and the corresponding organic carbon as compared to early planting as projected by most of the models under both RCPs. Most models predicted an increase in maize biomass yield and organic carbon sequestration if supplementary irrigation is used. The results of this study indicate that the current land uses are not enhancing carbon sequestration because of their exploitative nature and the soil/landscape and climate are not optimum for production of the crops studied. The rise in temperature in the coming 50 years is expected to create a more favorable condition for production of late-maturing sorghum and maize varieties. In order to enhance carbon sequestration, soil productivity and crop yield, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the current land uses and their management require re-visiting.
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Roberts, Michael C. (Michael Coy) 1951. "Field sampling and mapping strategies for balancing nitrogen to variable soil water across landscapes." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36516.

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