Linking genetic markers and crop model parameters using neural networks to enhance genomic prediction of integrative traits

Larue Florian, Rouan Lauriane, Pot David, Rami Jean-François, Luquet Delphine, Beurier Grégory. 2024. Linking genetic markers and crop model parameters using neural networks to enhance genomic prediction of integrative traits. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15:1393965, 13 p.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1393965

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Résumé : Introduction: Predicting the performance (yield or other integrative traits) of cultivated plants is complex because it involves not only estimating the genetic value of the candidates to selection, the interactions between the genotype and the environment (GxE) but also the epistatic interactions between genomic regions for a given trait, and the interactions between the traits contributing to the integrative trait. Classical Genomic Prediction (GP) models mostly account for additive effects and are not suitable to estimate non-additive effects such as epistasis. Therefore, the use of machine learning and deep learning methods has been previously proposed to model those non-linear effects. Methods: In this study, we propose a type of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) called Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and compare it to two classical GP regression methods for their ability to predict an integrative trait of sorghum: aboveground fresh weight accumulation. We also suggest that the use of a crop growth model (CGM) can enhance predictions of integrative traits by decomposing them into more heritable intermediate traits. Results: The results show that CNN outperformed both LASSO and Bayes C methods in accuracy, suggesting that CNN are better suited to predict integrative traits. Furthermore, the predictive ability of the combined CGM-GP approach surpassed that of GP without the CGM integration, irrespective of the regression method used. Discussion: These results are consistent with recent works aiming to develop Genome-to-Phenotype models and advocate for the use of non-linear prediction methods, and the use of combined CGM-GP to enhance the prediction of crop performances.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : modélisation des cultures, génotype, modèle mathématique, rendement des cultures, réseau de neurones, adaptation aux changements climatiques, prévision de rendement, méthode statistique, génétique intégrative, technique de prévision, apprentissage machine, génomique