Key message Genetic atlas, reliable QTL and candidate genes of yield component traits in
wheat were figured out, laying concrete foundations for map-based gene cloning and …

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 …

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 …

Grain yield is a highly polygenic trait that is influenced by the environment and integrates
events throughout the life cycle of a plant. In wheat, the major grain yield components often …

Increasing wheat yield is a key global challenge to producing sufficient food for a growing
human population. Wheat grain yield can be boosted by exploiting heterosis, the superior …

Crop productivity must increase at unprecedented rates to meet the needs of the growing
worldwide population. Exploiting natural variation for the genetic improvement of crops plays …

Key message Across 13 experiments the gw2-A1 mutant allele shifts grain size distribution
consistently across all grains significantly increasing grain weight (6.6%), width (2.8%) and …

Highlights•A statement on the critical importance of this area of plant science in terms of food
security and sustainability.•An outline of the critical NUE processes and example studies of …

The spikelet number and heading date are two crucial and correlated traits for yield in
wheat. Here, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was conducted in F8 recombinant …

Key message Eight environmentally stable QTL for grain yield-related traits were detected
by four RIL populations, and two of them were validated by a natural wheat population …