Wheat yield can be enhanced by modifying the spike morphology and the plant height. In
this study, a population of 191 F9 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed from a …

Genetic dissection of yield component traits including spike and kernel characteristics is
essential for the continuous improvement in wheat yield. Genome-wide association studies …

Key message A major and stable QTL for fertile spikelet number per spike and grain number
per fertile spikelet identified in a 4.96-Mb interval on chromosome 2A was validated in …

Spike compactness (SC) and length (SL) are the components of spike morphology and are
strongly related to grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). To investigate quantitative trait …

Abscission of the fruit and associated floral structures, also called shattering, is a crucial
survival strategy for propagation of wild grasses, and the loss of shattering in cereal crops is …

Flag-leaf-related traits including length (FLL), width (FLW), area (FLA), thickness (FLT), and
volume (FLV) of flag leaves are the most important determinants of plant architecture and …

Aegilops markgrafii (Greuter) Hammer is an important source of genes for resistance to
abiotic stresses and diseases in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). A series of six wheat 'Alcedo' …

Wheat domestication was a crucial step in the evolution of stable human societies. The loss
of rachis brittleness is a major change that differentiates the earliest forms of domesticated …

Spelt, a close relative of hexaploid bread wheat and a dominant wheat subspecies
cultivated in Europe before the 20th century, still plays an important role as a high-value …

The abundant genetic diversity in synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW) can achieve
breakthroughs in wheat genetic improvement, but little is known of the genetic mechanisms …