The research made in the last 20 years resulted an almost linear increase in average
grain/seed yield for different crops, associated with a change in grain/seed composition …

A comprehensive review is presented of the literature regarding the development,
phenology and growth of the wheat shoot apex. Other species are also considered, while …

Green plants play a unique role among living organisms through their ability to reduce
carbon in photosynthesis. While reduced carbon provides the energy source for all life …

Warm nights are a widespread predicted feature of climate change. This study investigated
the impact of high night temperatures during the critical period for grain yield determination …

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 …

Yield increases in temperate cereals have been associated with increases in grain number.
An experiment was conducted to investigate whether altering the duration of the stem …

Grain number has long been considered to be a key determinant of yield in wheat crops and
cultivars. In this paper, we argue that both yield and grain number are constrained by a …

The effects of Rht1 and Rht2 alleles on the dynamics of floret development in isogenic lines
(dwarf, DD; semi-dwarf, SD and standard height, SH) of spring wheat were investigated …

Kernel number per spike is one of the most important yield components of wheat. To map
QTLs related to kernel number including spike length (SPL), spikelet number per spike …

The present work is organised such that the whole phenomenon of flowing is divided into
two major steps: 1. the initiation of flower primordia and 2. The development of these …