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Fred A. van Eeuwijk is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Plant Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their scientific output emphasizes genetic mapping, diversity, and plant breeding, as well as molecular investigations related to plant traits and disease resistance. They have a notable focus on topics such as Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genetics and Plant Breeding, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock. Other research interests include Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control, Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Fred van Eeuwijk has published numerous articles in a variety of peer-reviewed journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Nature Plants
  • The Plant Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by van Eeuwijk feature topics from adaptive traits in maize to flavor genetics in tomato, showcasing a broad palette of research interests:

  • Physiological adaptive traits are a potential allele reservoir for maize genetic progress under challenging conditions, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Reciprocal cybrids reveal how organellar genomes affect plant phenotypes, 2020, Nature Plants
  • The genetic and functional analysis of flavor in commercial tomato: the FLORAL4 gene underlies a QTL for floral aroma volatiles in tomato fruit, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • A two-stage approach for the spatio-temporal analysis of high-throughput phenotyping data, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Understanding the Effectiveness of Genomic Prediction in Tetraploid Potato, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science

Throughout their career, van Eeuwijk has collaborated with various frequent co-authors contributing to a collaborative research environment. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Martin P. Boer
  • Chaozhi Zheng
  • Willem Kruijer
  • Frank Becker
  • Carel F.W. Peeters

Best Publications

  • Linkage disequilibrium mapping of yield and yield stability in modern spring barley cultivars.

    Arnold T. W. Kraakman;Rients E. Niks;Petra M. M. M. Van den Berg;Piet Stam

  • The statistical analysis of multi-environment data: Modeling genotype-by-environment interaction and its genetic basis

    Marcos Malosetti;Jean Marcel Ribaut;Fred A. van Eeuwijk

  • Models for navigating biological complexity in breeding improved crop plants

    Graeme Hammer;Mark Cooper;François Tardieu;Stephen Welch

  • Genome-wide association studies for agronomical traits in a world wide spring barley collection.

    Raj K Pasam;Rajiv Sharma;Marcos Malosetti;Fred A van Eeuwijk

  • Correcting for spatial heterogeneity in plant breeding experiments with P-splines

    María Xosé Rodríguez-Álvarez;María Xosé Rodríguez-Álvarez;Martin P. Boer;Fred A. van Eeuwijk;Paul H.C. Eilers

  • Tracing the ancestry of modern bread wheats

    Caroline Pont;Thibault Leroy;Thibault Leroy;Michael Seidel;Alessandro Tondelli

  • What should students in plant breeding know about the statistical aspects of genotype × Environment interactions?

    Fred A. van Eeuwijk;Daniela V. Bustos-Korts;Marcos Malosetti

  • Genomic prediction of maize yield across European environmental conditions

    Emilie J. Millet;Willem Kruijer;Aude Coupel-Ledru;Aude Coupel-Ledru;Santiago Alvarez Prado;Santiago Alvarez Prado

  • Natural variation for seed dormancy in Arabidopsis is regulated by additive genetic and molecular pathways

    Leónie Bentsink;Johannes Hanson;Corrie J. Hanhart;Hetty Blankestijn-de Vries

  • Evaluation of LD decay and various LD-decay estimators in simulated and SNP-array data of tetraploid potato

    Peter G. Vos;M. João Paulo;Roeland E. Voorrips;Richard G. F. Visser

  • A Mixed-Model Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis for Multiple-Environment Trial Data Using Environmental Covariables for QTL-by-Environment Interactions, with an Example in Maize

    Martin P Boer;Deanne Wright;Lizhi Feng;Dean W Podlich

  • Root phenotyping: from component trait in the lab to breeding

    René C.P. Kuijken;Fred. A. van Eeuwijk;Leo F.M. Marcelis;Harro J. Bouwmeester

  • Modeling QTL for complex traits: detection and context for plant breeding.

    Mark Cooper;Fred A van Eeuwijk;Graeme L Hammer;Dean W Podlich

  • Modelling strategies for assessing and increasing the effectiveness of new phenotyping techniques in plant breeding

    Fred A. van Eeuwijk;Daniela Bustos-Korts;Emilie J. Millet;Martin P. Boer

  • Multi-environment QTL mixed models for drought stress adaptation in wheat.

    Ky L. Mathews;Marcos Malosetti;Scott Chapman;Lynne McIntyre

  • Detection and use of QTL for complex traits in multiple environments

    Fred A van Eeuwijk;Marco C A M Bink;Karine Chenu;Scott C Chapman

  • Marker-based estimation of heritability in immortal populations.

    Willem Kruijer;Martin P. Boer;Marcos Malosetti;Pádraic J. Flood

  • A multi-trait multi-environment QTL mixed model with an application to drought and nitrogen stress trials in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Marcos Malosetti;Jean Marcel Ribaut;Mateo Vargas;José Crossa

  • Improved batch correction in untargeted MS-based metabolomics

    Ron Wehrens;Jos. A. Hageman;Fred van Eeuwijk;Rik Kooke

  • Genetic architecture of plant stress resistance: multi‐trait genome‐wide association mapping

    Manus P M Thoen;Nelson H. Davila Olivas;Karen J. Kloth;Silvia Coolen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joost J. B. Keurentjes
Joost J. B. Keurentjes Wageningen University & Research
Scott C. Chapman
Scott C. Chapman University of Queensland
Maarten Koornneef
Maarten Koornneef Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Emma S. Mace
Emma S. Mace University of Queensland
Arnaud G. Bovy
Arnaud G. Bovy Wageningen University & Research
David R. Jordan
David R. Jordan University of Queensland
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research
Mark G. M. Aarts
Mark G. M. Aarts Wageningen University & Research
Herman J. van Eck
Herman J. van Eck Wageningen University & Research

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