Wheat provides 20% of calories and protein consumed by humans. Recent genetic gains
are< 1% per annum (pa), insufficient to meet future demand. The Wheat Yield Consortium …

Overexpression of the cytosolic enzyme glutamine synthetase 1 (GS1) has been
investigated in numerous cases with the goal of improving crop nitrogen use efficiency …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Yield components are relatively easy to measure and their interpretation is intuitive.
However, strong environmental influences, genetic and physiological controls, and …

Appropriate genotype selection and management can impact wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
yield in dryland environments, but their impact on yield components and their role in yield …

The plant specific RWP-RK family of transcription factors, initially identified in legumes and
Chlamydomonas, are found in all vascular plants, green algae, and slime molds. These …

Most of the required increases in food production over the next decades are expected to be
achieved through increases in crop yield. As wheat is essential for food security it is worrying …

Further improvements to wheat yield potential will be essential to meet future food demand.
As yield is related to the number of fertile florets and grains, an understanding of the basis of …

Further improvements in wheat yields are critical, for which increases in grain number would
be required. In the recent past, higher grain number was achieved through increased growth …

Allocation of large amounts of nitrogen to developing organs occurs in the phloem and is
essential for plant growth and seed development. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and …