Most of the required increases in food production over the next decades are expected to be
achieved through increases in crop yield. As wheat is essential for food security it is worrying …

Recently, biofuels have become a strategic focus to reduce vehicle emissions and increase
sustainability of the transport sector. However, the sustainability of biofuels production has …

Under the high temporal variability of the Mediterranean climate, the prompt emergence of
wheat seedlings and early vigor are pivotal attributes, positively affecting the final grain …

Today wheat cultivation is facing rapidly changing climate scenarios and yield instability,
aggravated by the spreading of severe diseases such as Fusarium head blight (FHB) and …

Increased soil salinization, tightly related to global warming and drought and exacerbated by
intensified irrigation supply, implies highly detrimental effects on staple food crops such as …

Frike is an ancient and traditional food product prepared from early harvested whole wheat
grain, particularly durum wheat (DW). Due to its many health beneficial effects, frike is …

Abiotic stress occurrence and magnitude are alarmingly intensifying worldwide. In the
Mediterranean basin, heat waves and precipitation scarcity heavily affect major crops such …

Prompted by recent changes in climate trends, cropping areas, and management practices,
Fusarium head blight (FHB), a threatening disease of cereals worldwide, is also spreading …

ABSTRACT A better comprehension and analysis of climate impacts on crop traits allows the
implementation of more appropriate adaptation strategies and, therefore, a higher resilience …

Durum wheat (DW) is one of the major crops grown in the Mediterranean area, a climate-
vulnerable region where the increase in day/night (d/n) temperature is severely threatening …