The spikelet number and heading date are two crucial and correlated traits for yield in
wheat. Here, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was conducted in F8 recombinant …

Flowering is a vital process in a plant's lifecycle and variation for flowering-time has helped
cereals adapt to diverse environments. Much cereal research has focused on understanding …

Plants possess regulatory mechanisms that allow them to flower under conditions that
maximize reproductive success. Selection of natural variants affecting those mechanisms …

Oat (Avena sativa) is an annual cereal grown for forage, fodder and grain. Seasonal
flowering behaviour, or phenology, is a key contributor to the success of oat as a crop. As a …

Key message We discovered a natural FT-A2 allele that increases grain number per spike in
both pasta and bread wheat with limited effect on heading time. Abstract Increases in wheat …

The durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum Desf.) landraces constitute a useful
natural germplasm to increase the genetic diversity in the modern durum cultivars. The …

Two homoeologous QTLs for number of spikelets per spike (SPS) were mapped on
chromosomes 7AL and 7BL using two wheat MAGIC populations. Sets of lines contrasting …

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a nutrient-rich and versatile food legume crop of tropical and
subtropical regions. In this study, we describe the de novo assembly of a high-quality …

Key message Major QTL for grain number per spike were identified on chromosomes 2B
and 2D. Haplotypes and candidate genes of QGns. cib-2B. 1 were analyzed. Abstract Grain …

To provide food security for a growing world population, it will be necessary to increase
yields of staple crops such as wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Yield is a complex, polygenic …