The 21st century presents many challenges to mankind, including climate change, fast
growing human population, and serious concerns over food security. Wheat is a leading …

Spring cold stress (SCS) compromises the reproductive growth of wheat, being a major
constraint in achieving high grain yield and quality in winter wheat. To sustain wheat …

The growing global demand for wheat for food is rising due to the influence of population
growth and climate change. The dissection of complex traits by employing a genome-wide …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose significant environmental risks due to their
toxicity and carcinogenic properties. This research seeks to pinpoint protein targets in crop …

Global climate change has already brought noticeable alterations to multiple regions of our
planet. Several important steps of plant growth and development, such as embryogenesis …

Within a spike of wheat, the central spikelets usually generate three to four fertile florets,
while the basal spikelets generate zero to one fertile floret. The physiological and …

Extreme low-temperature incidents have become more frequent and severe as climate
change intensifies. In Huang-Huai-Hai wheat growing area of China, the late spring …

Key message A novel and stably expressed QTL QSNS. sicau-SSY-7A for spikelet number
per spike in wheat without negative effects on thousand-kernel weight was identified and …