Key message By combining data from different public and private breeding programs for genomic selection, we have increased the size and diversity of the training population, which has led to better predictions of grain yield and plant height in winter wheat compared to using individual training sets. Abstract The accuracy of genome-wide prediction is anticipated to improve with an increase in training population size. In our s...

Birds breeding in high-Alpine habitats must select a suitable breeding site and achieve successful reproduction within a restricted time. During four breeding seasons, we monitored nest sites of the Northern Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe ), a high-Alpine long-distance migrant. We investigated how ecological factors predicted the selection of a site for nesting within the home range, using conditional logistic regression. Birds...

Zusammenfassung Zwei Drittel der weltweiten Rohstahlerzeugung erfolgt über die die Hochofen-Konverter-Route. Im Sauerstoffkonverter werden neben Kohlenstoff, Silizium und Phosphor auch Wertmetalle wie Chrom, Mangan und Eisen aus dem Roheisen entfernt. In diesem Artikel wird ein Verfahren beschrieben, das die Möglichkeit eröffnen soll, diese in den Produktkreislauf rückzuführen. Die Aufgabenstellung dabei ist die Vermeidung der...

Aim The biogeography of microbes is poorly understood and there is an open debate regarding if and how microbial biodiversity is structured. At the beginning of the 20th century, Baas Becking laid the foundations for the biogeography of microbes by stating that ‘Everything is everywhere, but the environment selects’ (the EisE hypothesis). This hypothesis remained dogma for almost a century. However, the recognition that microb...