Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China

J Xiao, B Liu, Y Yao, Z Guo, H Jia, L Kong… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …

Plant development and crop yield: The role of gibberellins

R Castro-Camba, C Sánchez, N Vidal, JM Vielba - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gibberellins have been classically related to a few key developmental processes, thus being
essential for the accurate unfolding of plant genetic programs. After more than a century of …

Genetic improvement of wheat for drought tolerance: Progress, challenges and opportunities

T Bapela, H Shimelis, TJ Tsilo, I Mathew - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat production and productivity are challenged by recurrent droughts associated with
climate change globally. Drought and heat stress resilient cultivars can alleviate yield loss in …

Crop adaptation to climate change as a consequence of long-term breeding

RJ Snowdon, B Wittkop, TW Chen, A Stahl - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Major global crops in high-yielding, temperate cropping regions are facing increasing
threats from the impact of climate change, particularly from drought and heat at critical …

Phenology and related traits for wheat adaptation

J Hyles, MT Bloomfield, JR Hunt, RM Trethowan… - Heredity, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

Phenotypic and genetic analysis of spike and kernel characteristics in wheat reveals long-term genetic trends of grain yield components

T Würschum, WL Leiser, SM Langer, MR Tucker… - Theoretical and applied …, 2018 - Springer
Key message Phenotypic and genetic analysis of six spike and kernel characteristics in
wheat revealed geographic patterns as well as long-term trends arising from breeding …

Genetic architecture underlying light and temperature mediated flowering in Arabidopsis, rice, and temperate cereals

S Cao, X Luo, D Xu, X Tian, J Song, X Xia… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Timely flowering is essential for optimum crop reproduction and yield. To determine the best
flowering‐time genes (FTGs) relevant to local adaptation and breeding, it is essential to …

Sequencing 4.3 million mutations in wheat promoters to understand and modify gene expression

J Zhang, H Xiong, GF Burguener… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Wheat is an important contributor to global food security, and further improvements are
required to feed a growing human population. Functional genetics and genomics tools can …

Experiencing winter for spring flowering: A molecular epigenetic perspective on vernalization

X Luo, Y He - Journal of integrative plant biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many over‐wintering plants, through vernalization, overcome a block to flowering and thus
acquire competence to flower in the following spring after experiencing prolonged cold …

Major flowering time genes of barley: allelic diversity, effects, and comparison with wheat

M Fernández-Calleja, AM Casas, E Igartua - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
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 …