Key message Current development of advanced biotechnology tools allows us to
characterize the role of key genes in plant productivity. The implementation of this …

The plant hormone group, the cytokinins, is implicated in both qualitative and quantitative
components of yield. Cytokinins have opposing actions in shoot and root growth—actions …

Key message Structural genome variation is a major determinant of useful trait diversity. We
describe how genome analysis methods are enabling discovery of trait-associated structural …

Among the field crops, wheat is regarded as one of the most paramount cereal crops
because it is widely grown, consumed as food across the world, and also known as the …

Grain size is one of the important traits in wheat breeding programs aimed at improving
yield, and cytokinins, mainly involved in cell division, have a positive impact on grain size …

Background Cereal crops are a primary energy source for humans. Grain size and weight
affect both evolutionary fitness and grain yield of cereals. Although studies on gene mining …

The number of flowers and seed-bearing structures formed by the inflorescence meristem
and the formation of ovules in the female reproductive part of the flowers are important yield …

Background and aims In this work we present the development of an easy and feasible in
vivo alternative to identify promising Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB), using wheat …

The primary goal of common wheat (T. aestivum) breeding is increasing yield without
negatively impacting the agronomic traits or product quality. Genetic approaches to improve …

Key message We identified four chromosome regions harboring QTL for grain yield-related
traits, and breeder-friendly KASP markers were developed and validated for marker-assisted …