Leaf senescence: progression, regulation, and application
Leaf senescence, the last stage of leaf development, is a type of postmitotic senescence and
is characterized by the functional transition from nutrient assimilation to nutrient …
is characterized by the functional transition from nutrient assimilation to nutrient …
Addressing research bottlenecks to crop productivity
Asymmetry of investment in crop research leads to knowledge gaps and lost opportunities to
accelerate genetic gain through identifying new sources and combinations of traits and …
accelerate genetic gain through identifying new sources and combinations of traits and …
Source-sink relationships in crop plants and their influence on yield development and nutritional quality
For seed crops, yield is the cumulative result of both source and sink strength for
photoassimilates and nutrients over the course of seed development. Source strength for …
photoassimilates and nutrients over the course of seed development. Source strength for …
Plant senescence and crop productivity
PL Gregersen, A Culetic, L Boschian… - Plant molecular biology, 2013 - Springer
Senescence is a developmental process which in annual crop plants overlaps with the
reproductive phase. Senescence might reduce crop yield when it is induced prematurely …
reproductive phase. Senescence might reduce crop yield when it is induced prematurely …
Achieving yield gains in wheat
Wheat provides 20% of calories and protein consumed by humans. Recent genetic gains
are< 1% per annum (pa), insufficient to meet future demand. The Wheat Yield Consortium …
are< 1% per annum (pa), insufficient to meet future demand. The Wheat Yield Consortium …
Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields?
The yield potential (Yp) of a grain crop is the seed mass per unit ground area obtained
under optimum growing conditions without weeds, pests and diseases. It is determined by …
under optimum growing conditions without weeds, pests and diseases. It is determined by …
Raising yield potential of wheat. III. Optimizing partitioning to grain while maintaining lodging resistance
A substantial increase in grain yield potential is required, along with better use of water and
fertilizer, to ensure food security and environmental protection in future decades. For …
fertilizer, to ensure food security and environmental protection in future decades. For …
Overcoming the trade‐off between grain weight and number in wheat by the ectopic expression of expansin in developing seeds leads to increased yield potential
Wheat is the most widely grown crop globally, providing 20% of all human calories and
protein. Achieving step changes in genetic yield potential is crucial to ensure food security …
protein. Achieving step changes in genetic yield potential is crucial to ensure food security …
SWEET sugar transporters for phloem transport and pathogen nutrition
LQ Chen - New Phytologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Many intercellular solute transport processes require an apoplasmic step, that is, efflux from
one cell and subsequent uptake by an adjacent cell. Cellular uptake transporters have been …
one cell and subsequent uptake by an adjacent cell. Cellular uptake transporters have been …
Breeding for yield potential and stress adaptation in cereals
The need to accelerate breeding for increased yield potential and better adaptation to
drought and other abiotic stresses is an issue of increasing urgency. As the population …
drought and other abiotic stresses is an issue of increasing urgency. As the population …