Sandesh Neupane

This paper develops a lentil NAM population to identify loci underlying complex traits, finding 14 significant loci including novel associations near AP3a, HUB2a, and PIF6 genes.

The paper uses GWAS on latent variable phenotypes from multi-environment trials to identify flowering time genes and QTL in lentil, enhancing understanding of phenology-related traits.

This study evaluates genomic selection models for lentil breeding using empirical data, finding that single-trait models perform well without large effect QTL, while models accounting for GEI and multiple traits improve accuracy for low heritability traits.