Table 3. Description of the single- and multi-kernel models tested for prediction within breeding cycle/across managed treatments and across breeding cycles/within managed treatment.
| Model Abbreviation | Relationship Matrix Used to Model the Genetic Main Effect | Relationship Matrix Used to Model the GE Interaction Effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | H.VEG | G | A | H.VEG | |
| G | X | |||||
| A | X | |||||
| H.VEG | X | |||||
| G + GGxE | X | X | ||||
| A + AGxE | X | X | ||||
| G + H.VEGGxE | X | X | ||||
| A + H.VEGGxE | X | X | ||||
G is the genomic relationship matrix, A is the additive pedigree relationship matrix, and H.VEG is the hyperspectral relationship matrix derived from BLUEs calculated across hyperspectral phenotyping time-points collected at the vegetative stage. Single- and multi-kernel models using relationship matrices H.HEAD, H.GF, and H.ALL follow the same form as those using H.VEG shown here.