Evolutionary aspects of the trade-off between seed size and number in crops

VO Sadras - Field Crops Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Whereas the concept that availability of resources drives seed production is sound in
principle, it is incomplete as there are many solutions to the allocation of resources that …

Gene‐based approaches to crop simulation: Past experiences and future opportunities

JW White, G Hoogenboom - Agronomy Journal, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Use of process‐based models of plant growth and development is increasing in both basic
and applied research. Advances in genomics suggest the possibility of using information on …

Drought stress and tropical maize: QTL-by-environment interactions and stability of QTLs across environments for yield components and secondary traits

R Messmer, Y Fracheboud, M Bänziger… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2009 - Springer
A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population was evaluated in seven field experiments
representing four environments: water stress at flowering (WS) and well-watered (WW) …

Identification of QTL for growth-and grain yield-related traits in rice across nine locations of Asia

S Hittalmani, N Huang, B Courtois… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2003 - Springer
Rice double-haploid (DH) lines of an indica and japonica cross were grown at nine different
locations across four countries in Asia. Genotype-by-environment (G× E) interaction analysis …

QTL× environment interactions in rice. I. Heading date and plant height

ZK Li, SB Yu, HR Lafitte, N Huang, B Courtois… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2003 - Springer
One hundred twenty six doubled-haploid (DH) rice lines were evaluated in nine diverse
Asian environments to reveal the genetic basis of genotype× environment interactions (GEI) …

Drought tolerance in maize

JM Ribaut, J Betran, P Monneveux, T Setter - Handbook of maize: its …, 2009 - Springer
Drought is the single most common cause of severe crop production shortage in developing
countries, and global warming is predicted to further exacerbate drought's impact. This …

Locating genomic regions associated with components of drought resistance in rice: comparative mapping within and across species

J Zhang, HG Zheng, A Aarti, G Pantuwan… - Theoretical and applied …, 2001 - Springer
Direct and indirect economic loss in the agricultural sector due to drought is huge. With the
advent of molecular-marker technology, research on drought resistance in crop plants has …

QTL analysis for yield components and kernel-related traits in maize across multi-environments

B Peng, Y Li, Y Wang, C Liu, Z Liu, W Tan… - Theoretical and applied …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Huangzaosi, Qi319, and Ye478 are foundation inbred lines widely used in maize
breeding in China. To elucidate genetic base of yield components and kernel-related traits …

Molecular marker assisted tagging of morphological and physiological traits under two contrasting moisture regimes at peak vegetative stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

GS Hemamalini, HE Shashidhar, S Hittalmani - Euphytica, 2000 - Springer
Root morphology under well-watered conditions sampled on two occasions and under low-
moisture stress was studied in a randomly chosen subset of 56 doubled haploid lines …

Quantitative trait loci mapping of leaf angle and leaf orientation value in maize (Zea mays L.)

LX Ku, WM Zhao, J Zhang, LC Wu, CL Wang… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2010 - Springer
A major limiting factor for high productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) in dense planting is light
penetration through the canopy. Plant architecture with a narrower leaf angle (LA) and an …