Wheat is a major food crop, with around 765 million tonnes produced globally. The largest
wheat producers include the European Union, China, India, Russia, United States, Canada …

Climate change affects agricultural productivity worldwide. Increased prices of food
commodities are the initial indication of drastic edible yield loss, which is expected to …

Key message This review summarizes the allelic series, effects, interactions between genes
and with the environment, for the major flowering time genes that drive phenological …

Although it is well appreciated that genetic studies of flowering time regulation have led to
fundamental advances in the fields of molecular and developmental biology, the ways in …

Flowering time is an important trait in wheat breeding as it affects adaptation and yield
potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic architecture of flowering time in …

Background Copy number variation was found to be a frequent type of DNA polymorphism
in the human genome often associated with diseases but its importance in crops and the …

Plant breeders have indirectly selected for variation at circadian-associated loci in many of
the world's major crops, when breeding to increase yield and improve crop performance …

Key message We show the application of association mapping and genomic selection for
key breeding targets using a large panel of elite winter wheat varieties and a large volume of …

Photoperiod insensitivity has been selected by breeders to help adapt crops to diverse
environments and farming practices. In wheat, insensitive alleles of Photoperiod-1 (Ppd-1) …

Key message Environmental clustering helps to identify QTLs associated with grain yield in
different water stress scenarios. These QTLs could be useful for breeders to improve grain …