Albrecht E. Melchinger

Research.com Recognitions

• 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
• 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
• 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
• 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
• 2004 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Overview

Best Publications

• Quantifying novel sequence variation and selective advantage in synthetic hexaploid wheats and their backcross-derived lines using SSR markers

  Pingzhi Zhang;S. Dreisigacker;A. E. Melchinger;J. C. Reif

  3492
  Citations

• BLUP for phenotypic selection in plant breeding and variety testing

  H. P. Piepho;J. Möhring;A. E. Melchinger;A. Büchse

  909
  Citations

• Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Mapping Using Different Testers and Independent Population Samples in Maize Reveals Low Power of QTL Detection and Large Bias in Estimates of QTL Effects

  A E Melchinger;H F Utz;C C Schön

  784
  Citations

• Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize

  Christian Riedelsheimer;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Christoph Grieder;Jan Lisec

  669
  Citations

• Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding

  J C Reif;P Zhang;S Dreisigacker;M L Warburton

  596
  Citations

• Bias and Sampling Error of the Estimated Proportion of Genotypic Variance Explained by Quantitative Trait Loci Determined From Experimental Data in Maize Using Cross Validation and Validation With Independent Samples.

  HF Utz;AE Melchinger;CC Schön

  523
  Citations

• PLABQTL: a program for composite interval mapping of QTL.

  H. F. Utz;A. E. Melchinger

  477
  Citations

• Genetic Diversity and Heterosis

  A. E. Melchinger

  472
  Citations

• Genome-wide association mapping of leaf metabolic profiles for dissecting complex traits in maize

  Christian Riedelsheimer;Jan Lisec;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Ronan Sulpice

  411
  Citations

• Genetic Similarities among Winter Wheat Cultivars Determined on the Basis of RFLPs, AFLPs, and SSRs and Their Use for Predicting Progeny Variance

  Martin Bohn;H. Friedrich Utz;Albrecht E. Melchinger

  401
  Citations

• Population structure and genetic diversity in a commercial maize breeding program assessed with SSR and SNP markers

  Delphine Van Inghelandt;Delphine Van Inghelandt;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Claude Lebreton;Benjamin Stich

  396
  Citations

• Genetic diversity in European and Mediterranean faba bean germ plasm revealed by RAPD markers.

  W. Link;C. Dixkens;M. Singh;M. Schwall

  373
  Citations

• Comparison of selection strategies for marker-assisted backcrossing of a gene

  Matthias Frisch;Martin Bohn;Albrecht E. Melchinger

  369
  Citations

• Genetic distance based on simple sequence Repeats and Heterosis in Tropical Maize Populations

  J. C. Reif;A. E. Melchinger;X. C. Xia;M. L. Warburton

  336
  Citations

• Two high-density AFLP linkage maps of Zea mays L.: analysis of distribution of AFLP markers.

  Marnik Vuylsteke;R Mank;R Antonise;E Bastiaans

  322
  Citations

• Overview of Heterosis and Heterotic Groups in Agronomic Crops

  Albrecht E. Melchinger;Ramesh K. Gumber

  320
  Citations

• Diversity and Relationships among U.S. Maize Inbreds Revealed by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms

  A. E. Melchinger;M. M. Messmer;M. Lee;W. L. Woodman

  315
  Citations

• Use of molecular markers in breeding for oligogenic disease resistance

  A. E. Melchinger

  314
  Citations

• Maximizing the Reliability of Genomic Selection by Optimizing the Calibration Set of Reference Individuals: Comparison of Methods in Two Diverse Groups of Maize Inbreds ( Zea mays L.)

  Renaud Rincent;Denis Laloë;Stephane Nicolas;T. Altmann

  313
  Citations

• Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Based on Resampling in a Vast Maize Testcross Experiment and Its Relevance to Quantitative Genetics for Complex Traits

  Chris C Schön;H Friedrich Utz;Susanne Groh;Bernd Truberg

  309
  Citations

• Genetic Characterization of CIMMYT Inbred Maize Lines and Open Pollinated Populations Using Large Scale Fingerprinting Methods

  Marilyn L. Warburton;Xia Xianchun;Jose Crossa;Jorge Franco

  308
  Citations

• Comparison of mixed-model approaches for association mapping.

  Benjamin Stich;Jens Möhring;Hans-Peter Piepho;Martin Heckenberger

  304
  Citations

• Genetical and Mathematical Properties of Similarity and Dissimilarity Coefficients Applied in Plant Breeding and Seed Bank Management

  J. C. Reif;A. E. Melchinger;M. Frisch

  293
  Citations

• Novel throughput phenotyping platforms in plant genetic studies.

  Juan M. Montes;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Jochen C. Reif

  272
  Citations

• Genetic Diversity for Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms: Relation to Estimated Genetic Effects in Maize Inbreds

  A. E. Melchinger;M. Lee;K. R. Lamkey;W. L. Woodman

  271
  Citations

• Linkage disequilibrium in European elite maize germplasm investigated with SSRs

  Benjamin Stich;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Matthias Frisch;Hans P. Maurer

  250
  Citations

• Genomic predictability of interconnected biparental maize populations.

  Christian Riedelsheimer;Jeffrey B Endelman;Michael Stange;Mark E Sorrells

  233
  Citations

• SSR and Pedigree Analyses of Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Wheat Lines Targeted to Different Megaenvironments

  S. Dreisigacker;P. Zhang;M.L. Warburton;M. Van Ginkel

  222
  Citations

• Genome Properties and Prospects of Genomic Prediction of Hybrid Performance in a Breeding Program of Maize

  Frank Technow;Tobias A. Schrag;Wolfgang Schipprack;Eva Bauer

  222
  Citations