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 …
A 'wiring diagram'for sink strength traits impacting wheat yield potential
GA Slafer, MJ Foulkes, MP Reynolds… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Identifying traits for improving sink strength is a bottleneck to increasing wheat yield. The
interacting processes determining sink strength and yield potential are reviewed and …
interacting processes determining sink strength and yield potential are reviewed and …
Prospects of doubling global wheat yields
While an adequate supply of food can be achieved at present for the current global
population, sustaining this into the future will be difficult in the face of a steadily increasing …
population, sustaining this into the future will be difficult in the face of a steadily increasing …
The physiological basis of the genetic progress in yield potential of CIMMYT spring wheat cultivars from 1966 to 2009
Our objective was to investigate the physiological basis of genetic progress in grain yield in
CIMMYT spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed from 1966 to 2009 in …
CIMMYT spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed from 1966 to 2009 in …
Environmental modulation of yield components in cereals: Heritabilities reveal a hierarchy of phenotypic plasticities
Yield components are relatively easy to measure and their interpretation is intuitive.
However, strong environmental influences, genetic and physiological controls, and …
However, strong environmental influences, genetic and physiological controls, and …
Dry matter, nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation, partitioning and remobilization as affected by N and P fertilization and source–sink relations
C Dordas - European Journal of agronomy, 2009 - Elsevier
Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum L.) is being increasingly grown in many areas
of the world, but there is a lack of information about the physiological processes limiting …
of the world, but there is a lack of information about the physiological processes limiting …
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops
CS Carrera, R Savin, GA Slafer - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Studies across different crops demonstrated that grain or seed number per unit area (GN m–
2) is the dominant yield component. Although grains or seeds derive from floret or flower …
2) is the dominant yield component. Although grains or seeds derive from floret or flower …
Temperature and precipitation effects on wheat yield across a European transect: a crop model ensemble analysis using impact response surfaces
This study explored the utility of the impact response surface (IRS) approach for
investigating model ensemble crop yield responses under a large range of changes in …
investigating model ensemble crop yield responses under a large range of changes in …
Understanding grain yield responses to source–sink ratios during grain filling in wheat and barley under contrasting environments
A better understanding of the effects of different source–sink ratio during the grain filling
period on grain growth may be relevant in order to further increase cereal grain yield. The …
period on grain growth may be relevant in order to further increase cereal grain yield. The …
Differences in yield, biomass and their components between triticale and wheat grown under contrasting water and nitrogen environments
A number of evidences have shown that triticale produces more above-ground dry matter
(AGDM) than other winter cereals in dry environments. As AGDM accumulated by crop …
(AGDM) than other winter cereals in dry environments. As AGDM accumulated by crop …