Identifying traits for improving sink strength is a bottleneck to increasing wheat yield. The
interacting processes determining sink strength and yield potential are reviewed and …

A dramatic change in agricultural crops is needed in order to keep pace with the demands of
an increasing human population, exponential need for renewable fuels, and uncertain …

Floret fertility is a key determinant of the number of grains per inflorescence in cereals.
During the evolution of wheat (Triticum sp.), floret fertility has increased, such that current …

In wheat, as in many other crops, the increase in genetic yield potential has resulted, so far,
mainly from a rise in the harvest index, that is, in the proportion of above-ground assimilates …

Phenotypic plasticity is an important element in the response repertoire of plants (25). It may
be manifested as changes in organ (eg leaf) morphology as well as in patterns of biomass …

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 …

Grain number per spike, which is greatly influenced by floret fertility, is an important trait of
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield. Maximum floret primordia, fertile floret, and final grain …

Spikelet number is an important target trait for wheat yield improvement. Thus, the
identification and verification of novel quantitative trait locus (QTL)/genes controlling spikelet …

Grain number in the wheat cultivar Banks was reduced by up to 11% with a rise in
temperature from 21/16° C to 30/25° C over a 10-d period immediately following first …

Water and nitrogen (N) availability are the main factors influencing crop growth globally.
Poorly distributed or insufficient water for crop growth requirements decreases yields in …