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Tobias Würschum

Tobias Würschum

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9426
World Ranking
14607
National Ranking
1046

Overview

Tobias Würschum is affiliated with the University of Hohenheim in Germany and specializes in agricultural and biological sciences with a focus on plant science and genetics. Their research extensively covers genetics and plant breeding, including genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, wheat and barley genetics and pathology, and crop yield and soil fertility.

Their significant contributions include studies on the use of phenomic selection compared with genomic selection for complex traits, as well as investigations into the genetic architecture underpinning plant performance. Recent publications include:

  • Speed breeding short-day crops by LED-controlled light schemes, 2020, published in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Negative dominance and dominance-by-dominance epistatic effects reduce grain-yield heterosis in wide crosses in wheat, 2020, published in Science Advances
  • Phenomic selection is competitive with genomic selection for breeding of complex traits, 2021, published in The Plant Phenome Journal
  • The performance of phenomic selection depends on the genetic architecture of the target trait, 2021, published in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Unraveling the potential of phenomic selection within and among diverse breeding material of maize (Zea mays L.), 2022, published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Würschum frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Willmar L. Leiser, Volker Hahn, Wenxin Liu, Thea Mi Weiß, and Xintian Zhu, with frequent co-authorship counts ranging from 11 to 22 joint works with these colleagues.

The scientist has published multiple articles in several prominent venues, demonstrating a consistent presence in plant genetics and breeding literature. Key publication venues include:

  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Plant Breeding
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plants
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

The core themes in their research encompass:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility

Best Publications

  • BreedVision — A Multi-Sensor Platform for Non-Destructive Field-Based Phenotyping in Plant Breeding

    Lucas Busemeyer;Daniel Mentrup;Kim Möller;Erik Wunder

  • Accuracy of genomic selection in European maize elite breeding populations

    Yusheng Zhao;Manje Gowda;Wenxin Liu;Tobias Würschum

  • Mapping QTL for agronomic traits in breeding populations.

    Tobias Würschum

  • Genome-based establishment of a high-yielding heterotic pattern for hybrid wheat breeding

    Yusheng Zhao;Zuo Li;Guozheng Liu;Yong Jiang

  • Genetic Regulation of Embryonic Pattern Formation

    Thomas Laux;Tobias Würschum;Holger Breuninger

  • APETALA2 Regulates the Stem Cell Niche in the Arabidopsis Shoot Meristem

    Tobias Würschum;Rita Groß-Hardt;Thomas Laux

  • Population structure, genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in elite winter wheat assessed with SNP and SSR markers.

    Tobias Würschum;Simon M. Langer;C. Friedrich H. Longin;Viktor Korzun

  • A modern Green Revolution gene for reduced height in wheat

    Tobias Würschum;Simon M. Langer;C. Friedrich H. Longin;Matthew R. Tucker

  • Flowering time control in European winter wheat.

    Simon M. Langer;C. Friedrich H. Longin;Tobias Würschum

  • Phenotypic and genetic analysis of spike and kernel characteristics in wheat reveals long-term genetic trends of grain yield components.

    Würschum T;Leiser Wl;Langer Sm;Langer Sm;Tucker Mr

  • Association mapping for quality traits in soft winter wheat

    Jochen C. Reif;Manje Gowda;Hans P. Maurer;C. F. H. Longin

  • Genetic control of plant height in European winter wheat cultivars

    Tobias Würschum;Simon M. Langer;C. Friedrich H. Longin

  • Detection of segregation distortion loci in triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) based on a high-density DArT marker consensus genetic linkage map.

    Katharina V Alheit;Jochen C Reif;Hans Peter Maurer;Volker Hahn

  • Genomic selection in sugar beet breeding populations

    Tobias Würschum;Jochen C Reif;Jochen C Reif;Thomas Kraft;Geert Janssen;Geert Janssen

  • Genetic architecture of male floral traits required for hybrid wheat breeding.

    Philipp H. G. Boeven;C. Friedrich H. Longin;Willmar L. Leiser;Sonja Kollers

  • Multiply to conquer: Copy number variations at Ppd-B1 and Vrn-A1 facilitate global adaptation in wheat

    Tobias Würschum;Philipp H. G. Boeven;Simon M. Langer;Simon M. Langer;C. Friedrich H. Longin

  • Precision phenotyping of biomass accumulation in triticale reveals temporal genetic patterns of regulation

    Lucas Busemeyer;Arno Ruckelshausen;Kim Möller;Albrecht E. Melchinger

  • Rapid and accurate identification of in vivo-induced haploid seeds based on oil content in maize

    Albrecht E. Melchinger;Wolfgang Schipprack;Tobias Würschum;Shaojiang Chen

  • Mapping QTLs with main and epistatic effects underlying grain yield and heading time in soft winter wheat

    Jochen C. Reif;Hans P. Maurer;Viktor Korzun;Erhard Ebmeyer

  • Speed breeding short-day crops by LED-controlled light schemes.

    Felix Jähne;Volker Hahn;Tobias Würschum;Willmar L. Leiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen C. Reif
Jochen C. Reif Leibniz Association
C. Friedrich H. Longin
C. Friedrich H. Longin University of Hohenheim
Matthew R. Tucker
Matthew R. Tucker University of Adelaide
Thomas Miedaner
Thomas Miedaner University of Hohenheim
Manje Gowda
Manje Gowda International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Yusheng Zhao
Yusheng Zhao Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Erhard Ebmeyer
Erhard Ebmeyer Jain Irrigation Systems (Israel)
Reinhold Carle
Reinhold Carle University of Hohenheim
Albrecht E. Melchinger
Albrecht E. Melchinger University of Hohenheim
Viktor Korzun
Viktor Korzun KWS Saat (Germany)

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