Thomsen, Lars Erik https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7405-5338
Frisch, Matthias https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-8972
Flachenecker, Christian
Abbadi, Amine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2389-978X
Kox, Tobias
Kulle, Cyriakus
Zenke-Philippi, Carola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4484-8746
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (031B1548B)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Article History
Received: 18 February 2026
Accepted: 3 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: Lars Erik Thomsen was employed by the NPZ Innovation GmbH, Holtsee, Germany, during the initial phase of this research and subsequently joined the Department of Plant Breeding, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany, during the preparation of this manuscript. Amine Abbadi is employed by NPZ Innovation GmbH, Holtsee, Germany. Christian Flachenecker, Tobias Kox and Cyriakus Kulle are employed by Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG, Holtsee, Germany. The authors declare that these affiliations did not influence the design, execution, or interpretation of this study.
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